The Golden Thread
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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
Crew: Nishtha Jain (Director), Nishtha Jain (Writer), Deborah Matzner (Writer)
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom
Runtime: 91 minutes
Quality: HD
Release: 2022
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