Release Date
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Original Release
April 1, 1971
0h 55m
Sikkim (1971)
⭐ 6.555 min
Overview
Satyajit 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.
Director
Satyajit Ray
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.4
Cast
Satyajit Ray
Narrator (voice)
⭐0.4
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
The Chogyal of Sikkim Palden Thondup Namgyal
