The Golden Thread
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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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Nishtha Jain Director · Deborah Matzner Writer
First release November 9, 2022 · Produced in Bosnia & Herzegovina, India, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom · Languages Bangla, Hindi
Production
Raintree Films
Production
Taskovski Films
Production
Koleks/Dokudom
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Antipode Films
Production
Zeppers
Production
Bosnia & Herzegovina · India · Netherlands · Norway · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Bangla · Hindi
Release dates
Netherlands · November 9, 2022
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 8, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Estonia
February 7, 2025 · Premiere · Docpoint Tallinn Documentary Film Festival
India
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
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