Overview

This documentary covers civil disobedience in Manipur against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958. It highlights the protests that followed the 2004 murder of Thangjam Manorama, where residents protested the broad powers given to security forces under AFSPA. One famous photograph from this time shows 30 middle-aged women marching naked through Imphal, the state capital, to the Assam Rifles headquarters.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

442

Name

Cry in the Dark, A

Genre

Drama

Leads

Streep

Rating

4
Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, Sex

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Documentary

Id

1754428

Title

AFSPA, 1958

Popularity

1.6169

Release Date

2005-08-22

Softcore

False

Vote Average

0.0

Vote Count

0

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

77 minutes

There may be a trailer located at the IMDB link above.