Farming the Revolution
DirectorNishtha Jain, Akash Basumatari
Casts
Duration102 minutes
Rating
GenreDocumentary
Trailer & Synopsis
This immersive documentary captures a mass movement in vivid close-up, as 12 million farmers challenge the Indian government, forcing it to retract its unjust farm laws.
For 13 months between 2020-21, 12 million farmers in Punjab, in the north of India, took to the streets protesting the government’s unjust farm laws. They occupied the outskirts of the capital city of Delhi, setting up a tent-city that only expanded over the protest’s duration. In Farming the Revolution, Nishtha Jain applies a microscope to this exceptional moment in Indian history. Characters slip in and out of this quietly compelling film as the farmers and their families endure the brutal summer and cold winter, and come together to advocate for justice as though it was the most natural thing to do. Ultimately gesturing towards hope, this monumental achievement took out the top prize at Hot Docs 2024.
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