1962 My Country Land

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1962 My Country Land
Directed byChow Partha Borgohain
Written byChow Partha Borgohain
Story byNang Tanvi Manpoong, Chow Partha Borgohain
Produced byMarbom Mai
StarringDaniel Han
CinematographyChow Partha Borgohain
Edited byAmardeep Singh Khichi
Music byRahul Prabhakaran
Release date
  • 18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)(France)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

1962 My Country Land is an Indian English-language film directed and written by filmmaker Chow Partha Borgohain in 2016 and produced by Living Dreams Films Productions. [1] [2] [3] [4] The film is about the border dispute, how two nations consider reconciliation based on the 1962 Sino-Indian War. [5] [6]

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Plot

At the Himalayan frontiers between India and Tibet, three people engage in combat over a plot of land that is neither in China nor India. Their lives are permanently altered by the 1962 outbreak of the Indo-Sino War. Love blossoms between two, but fate separates them. The other makes a sacrifice for the two by turning against his country. [7]

Cast

Production

1962 My Country Land is an Indian film production. It has been made by Living Dreams Productions in Arunachal Pradesh, India. [7] [10]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2016 Marche du Film Cannes Film Festival 'OLYMPIA 07'Nominated [1]
2022 Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival Official SelectionUn­known [5] [11] [12] [13]

Reception

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