The government has also denied exemptions to two other documentaries, March, March, March, based on the JNU students’ agitation, and The Unbearable Being of Lightness, which spotlights Rohith Vemula. Sebastian says these films have been blocked as they show socially relevant themes; he will approach the Kerala High Court now. We’ll never see that dirty picture where the Left is shown to eliminating its political rivals. Neither should these films ever be allowed, for cinema in India is about forgetting one’s pains, not confronting them. After decades of official repression, we now like our films socially irrelevant; truth-seekers like Sebastian should give us a break.

Source: Indian Express June 12, 2017 20:15 UTC