Movie Description
India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart
(2007)Overview
This documentary is the most comprehensive look at the "untouchables" in India. Motivated by ancient religious edicts, no amount of governmental encouragement has been able to stem the tragic custom that separates human beings according to their birth. Those considered untouchable suffer more than isolation, they are forced to fulfill menial tasks in their communities, drink from separate containers, remove their shoes on the street as a sign of respect and perform or exhibit many other outward signs of their perceived inferiority. While the media projects a positive image of a democratic India, filmmaker Stalin Kurup spends four years traveling the country to expose the continued oppression of the Dalits, "the broken people," in a wide variety of communities, including Sikhs, Christians and Muslims.
Featured Crew
- Director : Stalin Kurup
- Editor : Stalin Kurup,Nirmala Nair
Recommendations
Kee
6.5
Red
5.8
Return
6.273
Box
6.4
Return
6.449
Sayen: Desert Road
6.255
Do Re Mi
7
Main Atal Hoon
5.535
Return
5.804
Girl on the Moon
5.75
Main Krishna Hoon
6.509
Son of Godzilla
6.419
Facts
Original TitleIndia Untouched: Stories of a People Apart
Status Released
Release Information
-
2007-04-14
Original LanguageHindi
Runtime 01h 48m
Production CompaniesDrishti Media, Arts & Human Rights,Navsarjan Trust
Genres
- Documentary