Michael Lawson: India's Hidden Slavery (2008)
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- Synopsis:
Documentary film by Michael Dawson focusing on the plight of the Dalit (or 'untouchable') people of India. 250 million Dalit people in India are caught in a trap of poverty,oppression and slavery. As a result of being born into the lowest caste,the Dalit people are left powerless to escape from their dire situation. This film looks at families who have been tricked into a lifetime of human bondage,living in single concrete pipes holding no hope for the future; families who work 14 hours a day for the equivalent of four pounds a month; girls who are forced into sexual slavery for life in the Hindu temples; and child slaves,condemned to work in fields,factories or sweatshops making goods for their rich masters. - Directors:
- Michael Lawson
- Studio:
- Nova Distribution
- Genres:
- Documentary
