Prison Diaries

Overview

Story of the unexpected imprisonment of a number of women, for their resistance to the Emergency of 1975-77, through the life of Socialist and famous actor Snehalata Reddy. Being the only woman political prisoner in jail, she spent eight months in solitary confinement, recording her concerns and traumatic experiences in her diary, extracts of which were later published. Released for a few weeks on parole, she died of a heart attack just before she was to return to jail. The film recounts her ordeal through the reminiscences of her children and close friends.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 14, 2019

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Bengali, English

Countries

India

Director

Uma Chakravarty

Producer

Rajiv Mehrotra

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt12969280