Showing here for the first time, this Bangladesh production made shortly after its independence finds Ghatak in rare form, transforming a pastoral romance into a river of complex forces. Set amid the everyday rhythms and rituals of a fishing community on the banks of the Titash in East Bengal, the film tells of a bride who is kidnapped by river bandits and escapes into a community of fisherfolk, where she raises her child and comes to a tragic end at the hands of her husband, who has gone mad with grief. The child continues to live in the community. But even a river must come to an end, and the film chronicles the demise of this way of life as the Titash silts up, and the city folk move in. This lyrical film expresses the power of loss and resurrection. "When I made the film I realized I couldn't survive history," Ghatak said. "History is merciless."