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The Expendable People

20160.0 / 1058 min
Documentary

Overview

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 betray that promise, so as to protect predatory developers against these expendable peoples.

Cast

Christopher von Fürer-Haimendorf

Christopher von Fürer-Haimendorf

Self

Nankuram

Nankuram

Self

Rajim Ketwas

Rajim Ketwas

Self

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

Self

Sudha Bharadwaj

Sudha Bharadwaj

Self

Rajkumar Soni

Rajkumar Soni

Self

Crew

Tapan Bose

Tapan Bose

Writer

Tapan Bose

Tapan Bose

Director

Meghnath

Meghnath

Editor