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6.7Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. The ban was finally lifted by the Ministry of External Affairs in September 2010. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Released: 1971-04-0155 minDir: Satyajit RayDocumentary
Cast
- Satyajit Ray as Narrator (voice)
Themes
- himalaya mountain range
- sikkim
- banned film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Screenwriter
- Satyajit Ray
- Cast member
- Satyajit Ray
- Composer
- Satyajit Ray
- Producer
- Palden Thondup Namgyal
- Cinematographer
- Soumendu Roy
- Duration
- 55
- FilmAffinity ID
- 848223
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- publication date
- 1971-01-01
- title
- Sikkim
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