Cinematheque: Indian Silver for the Raj

1893: In the midst of a two year drought, the inhabitants of a small village ask for a suspension of the British government’s crippling land tax, lagaan. A game of cricket will settle the dispute in this Bollywood mega-hit. If the villagers win, they get their wish; if they lose, they pay triple. There’s only one problem: they don’t know how to play cricket. India, 2001, 35mm, color, 224 min., subtitled.