The Name of the Disease| 46mins
Director: Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Arundhati Tuli Banerjee, and Bappa Sen. | Producer: Bappa Sen
Focus Years: 2006 | Country: United States
Synopsis:
The documentary "The Name of the Disease" explores the voices of patients, shamans, doctors, and varied health officials in some of the poorest parts of rural Rajasthan, India, to attempt an understanding of the complex and multi-layered narratives of the poor and the sick. The film looks at some of the often conflicting perspectives, and it addresses the questions of daily tragedy and fatalism, tradition and modernity and complacency and rage, as it traces stories that people tell about their lives.
Featuring: Konkona Sen Sharma, National Best Actress Award winner, 2004, India.
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