Breaking Free – Sec 377 (2015)
- Original title
- Breaking Free
- Directed by
- Sridhar Rangayan
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- 18+
- Rating
- 3.6 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows a filmmaker and activist as he exposes the human rights abuses faced by LGBTQ people in India. It sheds light on the struggles and resilience of the community through personal stories and legal battles.
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What happens
Breaking Free is a 2015 film by Sridhar Rangayan, produced by Solaris Pictures. The film revolves around filmmaker and gay rights activist Sridhar Rangayan exposing the human rights violations faced by the LGBTQ community in India. The film was selected to be part of the Indian Panorama (non-Fiction) and screened at International Film Festival of India in 2015. It won the Rajat Kamal National Award for Best Editing (Non-Fiction) in 2016 for its editors Pravin Angre and Sridhar Rangayan. It also won the Barbara Gittings Human Rights Award at qFLIX Philadelphia in 2016. It is currently streaming on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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