Face to Face
1984 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · DIR. Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Overview
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.
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00:00:05 Kerala State, South India
00:02:33 Story, Script, Direction: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
00:11:20 As for food, he survived on tea alone
00:14:58 What's your name? - Sudhakaran.
00:18:33 and fight for our rights!
00:20:58 Men alone don't form unions
00:25:35 I am here to invite you formally to my wedding
00:28:48 When will you be back?
00:34:20 I see
00:37:40 Should I call father?
00:42:17 Pity you don't know a well-wisher
00:43:37 and enjoy the Scotch whisky that the Proprietor will pour for me?
00:47:51 Daddy must be dead
00:52:12 Our son!
00:57:16 But he is still sleeping
01:04:39 No one thought he would return
01:09:57 You can't fill yourself with drink!
01:14:48 Who can I talk to of all this?
01:17:32 I hope you understand
01:20:20 The Proprietor too is interested
01:25:11 Ask him why he stole it
01:33:16 You only drink liquor?
01:37:27 Where has he gone?
01:41:27 Long live, long live, long live Comrade Sridharan!
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