Samar (1999 film)

Samar Hindi , Urdu , translation Conflict 1999 is an Indian feature film directed by Shyam Benegal. This movie is based on the book Unheard Voices Stories of Forgotten Lives by Harsh Mander. It was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India, a government agency.

The film is based on a reallife story of a Madhya Pradesh village, where a farmer had committed the crime of entering the village temple for a thanksgiving, for which he publicly humiliated by village priest. When a film actor is to enacted the scene of humiliation, he revolts, thus sparking off another cycle of violence in the village.It also presents an unflattering image of modern filmmakers, especially those who visit farflung rural areas, in search of sensitive stories, while themselves remaining insensitive to the rural dynamics, and in turn adding their own preconceived notions and bias, to the entire film making process. ........

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