In search of a better life for himself and his family, the impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his remote Bengal hamlet. His wife, Sarbojaya, cares for her defiant daughter, Durga, and her small son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt, Indir, all by herself. The children enjoy the tiny pleasures of their arduous existence, while their parents endure the daily humiliations foisted upon them.
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In search of a better life for himself and his family, the impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his remote Bengal hamlet. His wife, Sarbojaya, cares for her defiant daughter, Durga, and her small son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt, Indir, all by herself. The children enjoy the tiny pleasures of their arduous existence, while their parents endure the daily humiliations foisted upon them.
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