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Sikkim

Sikkim

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 1971

Runtime

0h 55m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

65%

Original Title

Sikkim

Production Companies

The Chogyal of Sikkim Palden Thondup Namgyal

Director

Satyajit Ray

Description

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.