Udaan (2010)
After being expelled from school, a teenager comes home to an abusive father. Udaan is a story of hope that light always breaks through the darkest moment. Poetically crafted and heart touching, Vikramaditya Motwane’s debut film angers you, upsets you but shows you a struggle that is ultimately won.
Freedom Writers (2007)
A young teacher encourages a class of at-risk school students and makes them internalise tolerance, shows them to play to their strengths and ensures that they pursue further education. Based on a true story, this film tells an intriguing tale of many characters who overcome their predicaments.
Escape to Victory (1981)
Allied prisoners of war prepare for a football match against the German national team in Nazi occupied Paris. While a plan for their escape is being planned, the players decide to stay back and finish the game and win it fair and square. The spirit of the game and the determination make it a must watch.
Lagaan (2001)
People from a small village in colonised India are faced with an uphill task to beat their occupiers in a game of cricket to evade tax. If they lose, the village will go under irreparable debt. The film tells a fantastic account of victory that is well earned by a village that sets aside its differences and unites to stand up and end oppression.
Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Two men bond inside a prison over a long time finding solace and at last emancipate themselves through regular courteous acts. It is a story of perseverance, struggle, grief and ultimately of redemption. The only way to know freedom is to know what it is like to be confined.
Published in DNA After Hrs (Pune) on August 15, 2012
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