In the end, Unfreedom (2015) is not an easy film to watch or to endorse. It was banned in India and criticized globally for its graphic content and equal-opportunity offense. But that very discomfort is the point. The MKV file on a hard drive is inert; the film only lives when it provokes. Kumar asks us to see that the most dangerous prison is not made of bars, but of beliefs we are too afraid to question. To watch Unfreedom is to stare into that prison and recognize one’s own reflection. And that, perhaps, is the first step toward actual liberty.
: A Muslim fundamentalist (Bhanu Uday) arrives in the city to kidnap and assassinate a liberal Muslim scholar, Fareed (Victor Banerjee), who preaches peace and anti-extremism. The Infamous Ban in India gained significant notoriety after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) banned it from public release in India in 2015. Unfreedom (2014) Unfreedom.2015.720p.WEB.DL.ENG.2.0.ESub.x264.mkv
