Jai Bhim Comrade (2011)

Original title

जय भीम कॉम्रेड

Directed by

Anand Patwardhan

Genre

documentary film

Country

India

Runtime

3h 19m

Rated

U

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the aftermath of the 1997 Ramabai killings in Mumbai, where police violence targeted Dalit communities. It follows the lives and political struggles of Dalit people over many years, including the court cases that followed the incident.

soberingangryslow-pacedunflinchingreflectivegrittyinformative

What happens

Jai Bhim Comrade is a 2011 Indian documentary film directed by Anand Patwardhan. The film begins with a description of police violence in the 1997 Ramabai killings. It goes on to explore various aspects of the lives and politics of Dalit people in Mumbai. The film took 14 years to produce, and was released in 2011 after the conclusion of the court trials that followed the Ramabai incident. The film was widely shown both nationally and internationally, and received an overwhelmingly positive reaction. It has won numerous national and international awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Landless
• Hashiye Ke Log
• Final Solution (2003)
• India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart (2007)
• The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: An Unending Journey (2017)
• Manipur: The Land of Tears (2014)
• Death of Merit
• The Rat Race (2010)