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AFSPA, 1958 (2005)
Directed by Haobam Paban Kumar
Documentary · 1h 17m
This documentary covers civil disobedience in Manipur against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958. It highlights the protests that followed the 2004 murder of Thangjam Manorama, where residents protested the broad powers given to security forces under AFSPA. One famous photograph from this time shows 30 middle-aged women marching naked through Imphal, the state capital, to the Assam Rifles headquarters.
Crew
- Director
- Haobam Paban Kumar
- Editor
- Sankha
Details
- Release date
- 2005-08-22
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- AS
- Countries
- India
- Production
- Oli Pictures