
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Filmed over four tumultuous years in India Pakistan Japan & the USA following nuclear tests in the Indian sub-continent & framed by the murder of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 an act whose portent & poignancy remains undiminished half a century later War & Peace is a documentary journey of peace activism in the face of global militarism & war The film examines the sub-continent s trajectory towards unabashed militarism & the costs being extracted from citizens in the name of national security From the plight of residents living near the nuclear test site to the horrendous effects of uranium mining on local indigenous populations it becomes abundantly clear that contrary to a myth first created by the United States there is no such thing as the &peaceful Atom& Patwrdhan&s documentary has become more potent & relevant than ever as we enter a 21st century where war has become perennial enemies are re-invented & economies inextricably tied to the production & sale of weapons In the moral wastelands of the world memories of Gandhi seem like a mirage that never was created by a suposed &thirst for peace& & our leaders very distance from it " Gives doomsday a human face" The Village Voice"A tour de force beautifully darkly funny" The Guardian" It has a riveting intelligence all its own & earns its epic title" The New York Times"A frightening examination of the continuing confrontation of immense interest & importance" Variety" It should be seen by everyone everywhere In schools in colleges in factories on television" The Times of India Festival