| Description |
1 online resource (53 minutes) |
| Summary |
Would you risk your life to flip a switch? Shariq, a 22-year-old electrician living in Kanpur, is renowned for his prowess in stealing electricity. In the face of day-long power-cuts, he runs illegal connections from one neighborhood to another so that homes, factories and businesses are not left in the dark. Meanwhile, the city administration is renewing its efforts to clamp down on power-theft, which costs them millions of rupees in losses each year. Powerless sheds light on the opposing corners of this political ring, from an electrical Robin Hood to the myopic utility company |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020) |
| 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 |
| Performer |
Ritu Maheshwari, Loha Singh, Irfan Solanki |
| Notes |
English, Urdu with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Electric utilities -- India -- Kānpur
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Electric utilities
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Social conditions
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Kānpur (India) -- Social conditions
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India -- Kānpur
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films
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Nonfiction films
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Kakkar, Deepti, director, producer
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Mustafa, Fahad, director, producer, screenwriter, director of photography
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Globalistan Films, production company
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Independent Television Service, production company.
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Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), production company.
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Film Platform, film distributor.
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