Ankur: The Seedling

Ankur: The Seedling

Directed by Shyam Benegal

Produced by Blaze Film Enterprises

1974122 min6.2 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of rural poverty and social hierarchy in which a desperate woman's survival becomes entangled with desire and class transgression.

In a small Indian village, a destitute woman's barren, alcoholic husband absconds after stealing toddy. Alone to fend for herself, she ends up relying on the affections of her landlord's to-be-married son who recently returned to look after the estate.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ankur: The Seedling sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Ankur: The Seedling end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Ankur: The Seedling scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Ankur: The Seedling violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Ankur: The Seedling easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Ankur: The Seedling, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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