Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Raintree Films, Taskovski Films, Koleks/Dokudom, Antipode Films, Zeppers
The Golden Thread
Audience Score
DirectorNishtha Jain
WritersDeborah Matzner
1 hr 31 minDrama,
Documentary
Plot
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.
