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With an acceptance rate of just 0.1%, India's most prestigious medical school is much more competitive than any Ivy League university. But for these students, getting in is the easy part. Questionable administrative policies, isolation, hazing, and intense academic pressure all too often ends u...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Hindi |
| Language Notes: | In English and Hindi; English subtitles throughout. |
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Paris, France :
CAT&Docs,
2014.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | With an acceptance rate of just 0.1%, India's most prestigious medical school is much more competitive than any Ivy League university. But for these students, getting in is the easy part. Questionable administrative policies, isolation, hazing, and intense academic pressure all too often ends up in tragedy. The film is a year - long exploration of life inside campus. The result? A truly surreal portrait that taps directly into a state of mind. In this case, it's a state of collective madness - a spell that is only broken when another student succumbs to the academic pressure and does the unthinkable ... |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (97 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:36:05 |
| Production Credits: | Director, Abhay Kumar ; producers, Abhay Kumar, Archana Phadke ; cinematographer, Abhay Kumar ; editors, Abhay Kumar, Archana Phadke. |