The Golden Cage (2023): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2023, The Golden Cage is a drama and history film directed by Prataya Saha, running about 11 minutes.

What it’s about. It is an early winter morning in Kolkata in 1989 and the palatial old "Roy Choudhury" house lies dilapidated, housing the last few members of a once huge affluent joint family. Rudro, the younger brother of the last generation, an under-confident, nondescript man in his mid-30s tries to convince Rajatabho, the eldest of the brothers to take up the offer of selling the house in a desperate attempt to save themselves from bankruptcy. Rajatabho, however, is unrelenting. Rudro, later tries to convince Anjali, Rajatabho's wife, to help change her husband's mind. Later in the day, a crying Anjali grinds down sleeping pills on her kitchen slab. She reminisces down memory lane through each nook and corner of the house as she does this. Finally, at dusk, as Anjali stands alone on the terrace holding a bottle of sleeping pills, Rajatabho suddenly arrives and they look eye to eye for the first time in months.

Who’s in it. The Golden Cage stars Anshulika Kapoor as Anjali Roy Chowdhury, Sounak Sen Barat as Rajatabho Roy Chowdhury and Deboprasad Haldar.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, The Golden Cage sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Golden Cage page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Golden Cage tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.