Prison Diaries
2019
37 min
Overview
Story of the unexpected imprisonment of a number of women, for their resistance to the Emergency of 1975-77, through the life of Socialist and famous actor Snehalata Reddy. Being the only woman political prisoner in jail, she spent eight months in solitary confinement, recording her concerns and traumatic experiences in her diary, extracts of which were later published. Released for a few weeks on parole, she died of a heart attack just before she was to return to jail. The film recounts her ordeal through the reminiscences of her children and close friends.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- India
Spoken Languages
- Bengali bn
- English en
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Cast
Crew
Rajiv Mehrotra
Producer
Uma Chakravarty
Director
Navroz Conractor
Cinematography
Maheen Mirza
Cinematography
Deepu
Cinematography
Amith Surendran
Cinematography
Uma Tanuku
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