Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. The ban was finally lifted by the Ministry of External Affairs in September 2010. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

Earth
2007
7.7/10

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021
7.3/10

This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
7.1/10

Sidney
2022
7.0/10

Wick Is Pain
2025
7.4/10

A Toxic Love Story
2026
6.4/10

Meru
2015
7.4/10

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
7.4/10

180° South
2010
7.2/10

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
6.9/10

Room 237
2012
6.1/10

Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025
7.8/10

To Kill a Tiger
2023
7.6/10

This Changes Everything
2019
6.2/10

Heart of a Dog
2015
6.5/10

42 Up
1999
7.6/10

The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
2008
6.7/10

Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
7.2/10

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.8/10
I Don't Know
1971
4.4/10