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May 29, 2015 · Balanced precariously on the twin pillars of female sexuality and male sadism, Raj Amit Kumar’s “Unfreedom” conjures a pandemonium of religious violence and rampant homophobia.
- Raj Amit Kumar
May 29, 2015 · The often confusing, jumbled narrative seems merely an excuse for titillation of both the sexual and sadistic varieties. Struggling with their ill-defined roles, the performers are unable to...
- THR Staff
Unfreedom, Raj Amit Kumar’s first feature film, was banned in India, but it is now available on Netflix. For a film that claimed to be the voice of sexual liberty and freedom, it’s a major let...
- Adil Hussain, Victor Banerjee
- Raj Amit Kumar
- The Plot
- Identity, Family and Violence
- Representation and The Male Gaze
- The Relevance of The Film, Five Years Later
The story of Unfreedomfollows Husain, a fundamentalist who is recruited to kidnap Fareed, a liberal scholar in New York who openly expresses his anti-extremist views. The voice of reason that resounds from time to time for Husain is of Najeeb, who tries to talk him out of his violent decisions. The story shifts to New Delhi where Leela is contempla...
While there is no connection between the two narratives in Unfreedom, except for a few similarities, the main characters are primarily their identities with much less focus on their backstories. The film follows the violence that Fareed and Leela face due to their identities and the stands they take because of them. Family plays a big part in this ...
Unfreedomis one of the films that a person would find under the tag of LGBTQ+ movies on Netflix, intriguing the viewer since that part of the movie is set in India. However, it is imperative to analyse and understand what the film presents when it deals with LGBTQ+ representation. The film seems to have shown the members of the community in a very ...
The film received harsh criticism both by critics and the audience. The expectations of the film increased for the viewer more since it was banned for reasons of violence and nudity, however, the forbidden nature of the viewership wears off soon and shock value that the film is so full of becomes starkly clear. However skewed film and its represent...
May 29, 2015 · May 29, 2015. 3 min read. Unfreedom. The first feature by co-writer/director Raj Amit Kumar begins by throwing the viewer into a seemingly random series of events, set in India and in the United States—Delhi and New York City to be specific.
Unfreedom: Blemished light (Hindi title: Dagh Ujala) is a 2014 Indian drama film by Raj Amit Kumar, [2] which was released in North America on 29 May 2015. [3] Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poem, "Ye Dagh Dagh Ujala", is the inspiration behind the film. [4] The film stars Victor Banerjee, [5] Adil Hussain. [6] and Preeti Gupta. [7]
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Apr 18, 2018 · In a scene in the latest Netflix flick, an Indo-American film, Unfreedom, an old man — a certain Dr Fareed played ‘bravely’ by Victor Banerjee — screams in agony as a savage looking young man pulls out his nails.
