Our Land (1979): Film Screening

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Join us for a screening and discussion of the film Our Land (1979, dir. Goutam Ghose) — as part of our ‘Rebels and Revolutionaries’ film screening program.

🆓Free Entry!

🍿Food and drinks will be provided.

Synopsis:

Set between 1945 and 1951 in the pre-Independence state of Hyderabad, the film tells the story of a young peasant, Ramiah, who rebels against the corrupt rule of the Nizam. Baring witness to the oppression and hardship faced daily by those around him, Ramiah leaves his village. However, after befriending a Marxist activist and participating in the Independence struggle, he eventually returns to wage guerilla warfare against the landlord class.