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
7.6/10
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
7.1/10
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.7/10
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021
7.4/10
Iverson
2014
7.0/10
Meru
2015
7.4/10
The Class of ‘92
2013
7.1/10
Wick Is Pain
2025
7.4/10
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
6.9/10
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
7.6/10
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
7.5/10
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10
Room 237
2012
6.1/10
Sidney
2022
7.0/10
Night Will Fall
2014
7.6/10
Burden of Dreams
1982
7.6/10
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
2008
7.2/10
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
2019
6.9/10
The Crash Reel
2013
7.3/10
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
2018
6.8/10
Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion
1985
9/10
