The Backward Class

Name: The Backward Class
Genre: Drama

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The Backward Class

2014,

1h 31m,

Drama

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Filmmaker Madeleine Grant documents the first Dalit caste students as they attempt to take the Indian School Certificate exams to enter university.

Craig Takeuchi

Georgia Straight

Aug 7, 2018

[The Backward Class] raises the important question of how far people are willing to go to truly empower the disadvantaged on a substantial level.

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Susan G. Cole

NOW Toronto

Dec 18, 2015

4/5

Law herself is a beacon of light, a gifted teacher who has deep and complex relationships with all her students. The sequence in which the kids say goodbye to her is deeply emotional.

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Madeleine Grant

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Madeleine Grant

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Murray Battle

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Miranda de Pencier

Executive Producer

Jessica Cheung

Producer

Madeleine Grant

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Filmmaker Madeleine Grant documents the first Dalit caste students as they attempt to take the Indian School Certificate exams to enter university.

Director: Madeleine Grant
Producer: Jessica Cheung, Madeleine Grant
Screenwriter: Madeleine Grant
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 31m

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