| Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence | |
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| Directed by | Gopal Menon |
| Screenplay by | Gopal Menon |
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| Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
| Music by | Chandran Veyattummal |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Nagamese, Manipuri, English and 14 Naga languages with English subtitles |
Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence is a 2003 documentary film by Indian film maker Gopal Menon. The film provides an introduction to the history of the Struggle by Naga people in North- East frontier of the Indian subcontinent, and documents the human rights abuses suffered by the Naga people in more than 50 years of the existence of Independent India. [2] The Naga political struggle is one of the oldest nationality movements in South Asia, continuing till present times. This film, which took 5 years to complete, is the first comprehensive film about the Naga struggle for identity, peace, and justice. [3]
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This film was the Winner of the "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize at Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2004. [4] This Film was withdrawn from Mumbai International Film Festival 2004 by Film Makers along with 6 other films as part of the Campaign Against Censorship by Indian filmmakers and screened at the Protest film festival Vikalp [5] [6]