Nero’s Guests

Name: Nero’s Guests
Director: Deepa Bhatia
Released: 2009

Deepa Bhatia 2009

In the past 10 years, over 200,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide. Their deaths are a response to the economic hardship experienced in India as globalization dramatically changes the country’s agricultural infrastructure. One journalist from Mumbai devotes himself to revealing the true severity of this agrarian crisis, previously ignored by both the local and international media.

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Running Time:

56 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, Marathi

Subtitles:

English

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Deepa Bhatia

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Oktober

Press

Modern Times

A reality check against the celebration of dizzying economic growth rates and the burgeoning consumerism that claim to be the face of modern India.

Shweta Kishore
Sudy Speaks

Contains content that can shake the nerves of even the most emotionally strong person.

Sudeep Shenoy
EcoWTT

Shows the pathetic conditions of the families who are forced to commit suicide due to the debt and humiliation caused by harmful policies pursued by the Government

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IDFA - 2009
Mumbai IFF
FIPRESCI Award

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