In 1893, Mahatma Gandhi has just arrived in the Colony of Natal, in South Africa. Ben Kingsley plays the lead, who is traveling by train when a white passenger objects to his presence in a compartment reserved for white people. The argument ends with Gandhi being thrown off the coach, an episode that suddenly confronts him with the racial discrimination that governs life in the colony. Richard Attenborough directs a film that starts from that first clash to follow the journey of a man who will become a central figure in the Indian independence movement. The opening lays out the humiliation, the reaction of a newcomer, and the gap between what the laws say and what those who suffer them feel.
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The youngest in the main cast: Rohini Hattangari, age 27 at release. The oldest: John Gielgud, at 78.
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Main theme: Mahatma Gandhi, satyagraha, nonviolent resistance, Indian independence movement
It was released in 24 countries, each in its own language.
Japanガンジー
South Korea간디
China英雄甘地
Indiaगांधी
RussiaГанди
United StatesRichard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi
ArmeniaԳաննդի
AzerbaijanQandi
BulgariaГанди
CzechiaGándhí
Georgiaგანდი
GreeceΓκάντι
Hong Kong甘地傳
Iranگاندی
Israelגנדי
LatviaGandijs
LithuaniaGandis
Saudi Arabiaغاندي
SerbiaGandi
Taiwan甘地
Thailandคานธี
UkraineҐанді
United Arab Emiratesغاندي
VietnamCuộc Đời GandhiWhere the Story Takes Place
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I was called to the bar in London, and enrolled at the High Court of Chancery. I am, therefore, an attorney. And, since I am in your eyes coloured, I think we can deduce that there is at least one coloured attorney in South Africa.
Lord Irwin, Viceroy: Mr. Gandhi will find that it takes a great deal more than a pinch of salt to bring down the British Empire.
Whenever I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they may seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it: always.
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
I am a Muslim and a Hindu and a Christian and a Jew and so are all of you.
The function of a civil resistance is to provoke response and we will continue to provoke until they respond or change the law. They are not in control; we are.
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