India / Jul 23, 2021
A Bitter Struggle (2025)
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
This documentary brings forth the nuances of the movement against the exploitation of sugarcane harvesting workers in South Gujarat. The film sheds light on the conditions that worked to generate a momentum among the sugarcane harvesters to demand their rights and entitlements from various stakeholders. Resulting which the sugar cooperative factories responded to the workers and raised the wages - a small victory in the larger struggle of the harvesters for their rights and entitlements. Watch this film to know how all migrant workers and contractors joined hands to demand their rights. This film is commissioned by CLRA (Centre for Labour Research and Action) with support from RLS South Asia.
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Bitter Struggle |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Drishti Media, Arts & Human Rights, Centre for Labour Research & Action, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung |
| Release date | 6 maggio 2025 |
| Editing | Priyanka Saha, Iqrah |
| Cinematography | Debalina, Chandrika Makwana, Rakshita Sareen |
| Assistant directors | Debarun Dutta |
| Camera operators | Debalina, Chandrika Makwana, Rakshita Sareen |
| Additional photography | Debalina, Chandrika Makwana, Rakshita Sareen |
| Music | Anindya Sundar Chakraborty, Kevin, Jesse Gallagher, Darmyan Rana |
| Sound | Darmyan Rana, Anindya Sundar Chakraborty, Kevin, Jesse Gallagher |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Germany / May 06, 2025 / Hertie School Student Film Festival
Digital
India / Jul 29, 2021
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