Sikkim

Sikkim(1971)

April 1, 1971
55m
IMDb7.2249
TMDB6.52

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.

Cast

Crew

Director

Satyajit Ray

Director of Photography

Soumendu Roy

Details

Original Language

en

Country

India

Production

The Chogyal of Sikkim Palden Thondup Namgyal

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