Whose land is it anyway? A must-watch documentary

WHOSE LAND IS IT ANYWAY?
The film is about an ongoing peasant movement in Singur village, to savetheir farm land (1000 acres) from being acquired by the state governmentof West Bengal in India for a factory by an industrial giant. This land isfertile and produces at least 4 crops per year. Wasting it on industrywill completely destroy the bio-diversity and ecology of the land and rob50000 people of their livelihoods. The larger area surrounding the landwill also be affected adversely. The new factory is scheduled to employ amaximum of 1000 people. The govt. has not given the people anyinformation, at all, about the proposed factory and land-use. The people'sright to information is being violated at every step. It is refusing tolisten to protests by affected peasants. It has unofficially banned mediareports on the real crisis, using the media as a propaganda tool. The realvoice of the people is not being allowed to be heard. The govt. is usingpolice and para-military forces to brutally quell any kind of protest bythe farmers and others. The issues are made even more interesting by thefact that the state government of West Bengal is a coalition of Leftparties and the fact that India is the world's largest democracy.
The 40 minute, English video documentary film aims to bring this movementto the world for everyone to see how human rights are being violated andmany other socio-economic issues completely mauled. It is the result ofabout 6 months of keeping a camera - eye on the crisis and is an effort tobring peasants' voices to the awareness of the world.
DVD: Rs. 150/= and VCD: Rs. 125/=
We would appreciate if you would see the film and support the cause bybuying copies and sharing it with as many people as possible. Pleasecontact the film maker Ladly Mukhopadhay at (0)9830028621 or co-directorAnanya at (0)9433033372 or <freebirdproductions@gmail.com>