Narrated by Ben Kingsley, this sober documentary looks at the use of non-violent resistance to bring down oppressive governments. It focuses on three men and three specific actions: Mohandas Gandhi's 1930 "salt satyagraha," the first salvo in the
struggle for Indian independence from England; the Reverend James Lawson, Jr. and the integration of segregated lunch counters in Nashville, TN, in 1961; and civil rights activist Mkhuseli Jack, who organized a boycott of white-owned shops in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, that spelled the
beginning of the end of apartheid. These stories helped reshape the world and are undeniably inspiring; the sight of ordinary people ral...
Released:
1999
Rated:
NR
Length:
110 mins