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Bandit Queen
Starring: Seema Biswas , Aditya Srivastava , Agesh Markam , Ajai Rohilla , and Anirudh Agarwal Director: Shekhar Kapur Manufacturer: KOCH LORBER FILMS ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002ZDPXW Release Date: 2004-12-07 |
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Bandit Queen
Starring: Seema Biswas , Aditya Srivastava , Agesh Markam , Ajai Rohilla , and Anirudh Agarwal Director: Shekhar Kapur Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003G4J3 Release Date: 2000-01-11 |
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Outcast. Outlaw. Legend. A woman's life erupts in a feverish spree of vengeful violence, shocking the world - and bringing a government to its knees - in this tale of modern day savagery run wild. Born of low caste, 11-year-old Phoolan is sold into marriage with a man 20 years her senior in exchange for a cow and a rusted bicycle. Challenging her fate, she escapes and falls in with a pack of ruthless bandits. But the political structure of the male-dominated gang comes with its own set of brutal humiliations, and Phoolan must struggle to rise above a culture determined to bring her down, in a bloody coup that electrified a nation - and transformed one woman's world forever.
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Bandit Queen [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
Director: Shekhar Kapur Manufacturer: Siren Visual ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000EIXXJI |
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Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.66:1), SYNOPSIS: Bandit Queen, based on the true story of legendary female warrior Phoolan Devi, is a confrontational epic that paints a far different picture of India from other arthouse productions. Devi (Seema Biswas) is married at age 11, abandoned by her husband when she resists his advances, and turned into a social outcast who, at one point, is gang-raped by the upper-caste men of one village. She later gets her revenge by organizing a massacre that leaves 20 villagers dead. Devi ultimately leads a band of latter-day Robin Hoods on bold raids against landowners in Central India during the late '70s and early '80s, often taking their spoils and redistributing them to poor tenant farmers. By the time she is arrested in 1983, Devi has become a folk hero, especially to the women who live in rural India's brutally patriarchal society. A full-fledged commercial production, handsomely produced and directed by talented Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (who emerged from the country's vaunted 'Bollywood' system), Bandit Queen painfully exposes a controversial aspect of Indian culture, while providing a triumphant portrait of female empowerment.DVD:
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Fire Down Below/ Hard To Kill (Two-Pack)