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1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2008. |
| Summary |
Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepal's modern history, THE SARI SOLDIERS is an extraordinary story of six women's courageous efforts to shape Nepal's future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King's crackdown on civil liberties. When Devi, mother of a 15-year-old girl, witnesses her niece being tortured and murdered by the Royal Nepal Army, she speaks publicly about the atrocity. The army abducts her daughter in retaliation, and Devi embarks on a three-year struggle to uncover her daughter's fate and see justice done. THE SARI SOLDIERS follows her and five other brave women: Maoist Commander Kranti; Royal Nepal Army Officer Rajani; Krishna, a monarchist from a rural community who leads a rebellion against the Maoists; Mandira, a human rights lawyer; and Ram Kumari, a young student activist shaping the protests to reclaim democracy. THE SARI SOLDIERS delves into the extraordinary journey of these women on opposing sides of the conflict and the democratic revolution reshaping their country's future. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Gender identity.
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History, Military.
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Women's studies.
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Human rights.
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Documentary films.
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Social sciences.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Bridgham, Julie, film director.
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Women Make Movies (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
14820228 Kanopy |
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