The Expendable People

The Expendable People 2016 Released

Directed by Tapan Bose

Documentary · 58 min

 

The Expendable People 2016 Released

Directed by Tapan Bose

Documentary · 58 min

 

Using rare archival footage and interviews with the legendary anthropologist, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, and adivasi activists from the 80s and 90s, some of whom were killed by Indian security forces for their opposition to "commercial forestry projects", the film explores the continuing struggle of the adivasis. It also focused on a moment of hope when the government brought in the Forest Rights Act (2006) to right "historic wrongs" only to... see more

Using rare archival footage and interviews with the legendary anthropologist, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, and adivasi activists from the 80s and 90s, some of whom were killed by Indian security forces for their opposition to "commercial forestry projects", the film explores the continuing struggle of the adivasis. It also focused on a moment of hope when the government brought in the Forest Rights Act (2006) to right "historic wrongs" only to... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 2016
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
Hindi
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
N/A