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21 Months of Hell (2017)

21 Months of Hell poster
Directed by
Yadu Vijayakrishnan
Genre
documentary film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines police torture methods used in India during the Emergency period. It includes firsthand accounts from victims and was screened with a former victim in attendance.

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What happens

21 Months of Hell is a 2017 documentary film about the torture methods performed by the police in India during The Emergency. The film is directed by Yadu Vijayakrishnan and produced by Arise Media Network. 21 Months of Hell had its first private screening in New Delhi with the presence of Indian Union Minister of State Aswini Kumar Choubey who was also a victim of torture during Emergency. The film had overall positive response. Controversies sparked as the Central Board of Film Certification rejected the film citing that there was no proof of the torture methods used by police during the Emergency. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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