The story addresses the conflict between reformist enlightenment and obsolete, inhuman ritual, questioning the contemporary validity of traditional rituals. The dramatic pivot is the conflict between the king who banned animal sacrifice, and the priest who calls for the king's own blood. Emotionally, the film revolves around the childless queen and a beggar girl whose pet goat has been taken for the sacrifice and who loves a servant in the temple.
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Naval Gandhi Director · Jamshed Ratnagar Screenplay Rabindranath Tagore Story
First release March 1, 1927 · Produced in India · Original title बलिदान
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Orient Pictures
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India
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Original title
बलिदान
Original language
Hindi
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No dialogue
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India · March 1, 1927
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