In the heyday of the jute industry, millions of people in Bengal made their living doing this laborious work, which has hardly changed since the industrial revolution. The 100-year-old machinery has been endlessly repaired. State aid kept this sustainable alternative to plastic going, but its future looks bleak.
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- Released
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- Raintree Films, Taskovski Films, Koleks/Dokudom, Antipode Films
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Nishtha Jain · Director, Writer
Deborah Matzner · Writer
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