Wednesday, November 9, 2011

November 16, 2011 - "Peepli Live"

Peepli Live, 2010
Directors: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui
Origin: India
Language: Hindi
Running time: 95 minutes

When indigent farmers Natha (Omkar Das) and Budhia (Raghuvir Yadav) stand to lose their land over a loan they can't repay, a government official comes up with a modest proposal: Commit suicide and collect a subsidy that's paid to the relatives of deceased farmers. As Natha weighs his options, a journalist learns of his predicament and the media circus begins. Anusha Rizvi directs this satirical take on a real-life crisis afflicting India's underclass. (from Netflix.com)

MPAA rating: Not rated
U.S. box office: $754,836

Watch the trailer at IMDB.

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