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In Kanpur, India, hundreds of people risk their lives to steal electricity in face of power cuts that last up to 15 hours a day. As the administration attempts to clamp down on the theft, the lines are drawn for a battle over electricity.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Sundance Institute. Documentary Film Program (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Mustafa, Fahad (Screenwriter, Cinematographer), Maheshwari, Ritu (on-screen participant.), Singh, Loha (on-screen participant.), Solanki, Irfan (on-screen participant.), Surendran, Amith (Cinematographer), Trieb-Eliaz, Maria (Cinematographer, Film editor), Rao, Namrata (Film editor), Sharma, Kunal (Film industry, Sound) (Sound designer), Shankar, Gingger (composer (expression)), Grover, Varun, 1980- (lyricist (expression))
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Urdu
Language Notes:English, Urdu with English subtitles.
Published: [Ghaziabad, India] : Globalistan Films, [2013]
Subjects:
Electric utilities > India > Kānpur.
Kānpur (India) > Social conditions.
Electric utilities.
Social conditions.
India > Kānpur.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:In Kanpur, India, hundreds of people risk their lives to steal electricity in face of power cuts that last up to 15 hours a day. As the administration attempts to clamp down on the theft, the lines are drawn for a battle over electricity.
Item Description:This is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
"With Special Thanks to the People of Kanpur"--Opening screens.
"This film was supported by grants from: Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and Fund [and 7 others]"--Closing credits.
Labels on disc and container state duration of 80 / 52 minutes; DVD-R has duration of 81 minutes (01:21:29).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Cinematographers, Amith Surendran, Maria Trieb-Eliaz, Fahad Mustafa ; editors, Maria Trieb-Eliaz, Namrata Rao ; sound design, Kunal Sharma ; music, Gingger Shankar, lyrics, Varun Grover.