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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Freedom at the Edge<br />
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| director = Aneisha Sharma<br />
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| starring = [[Indra Bania]]<br />
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| runtime = 27 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
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'''''Freedom at the Edge''''' is an [[Assamese language]] [[short film]] by Aneisha Sharma based on a real-life story.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The story is about a youth named [[Machal Lalung]] from [[Assam|Middle Assam]], who was charged and imprisoned in various Indian jails without trial for 54 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/01/stories/2007070156291000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703054335/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/01/stories/2007070156291000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-07-03|title=A lifetime in illegal detention|date=2007-07-01|first=Sushanta|last=Talukdar|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> [[Indra Bania]] played the lead role.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Aneisha Sharma won the "Indie Spec Best Documentary Award" for the film at the 2007 [[Boston International Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bifilmfestival.com/biffpress.html |title=BIFF 2007 Award Winners |publisher=Boston International Film Festival |date=2007-06-14 |accessdate=2009-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203110129/http://www.bifilmfestival.com/biffpress.html |archivedate=3 December 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> and received the Kerala State Award for Best Documentary in 2007.<ref name=HT>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=3848c61c-c7ab-483f-986f-ec2e66129574&&Headline=MIFF+2008%3a+India+tops+the+list+of+woman+directors|title=MIFF 2008: India tops the list of woman directors|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=2008-02-07|accessdate=2009-01-23}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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The film was also screened at the 2008 [[Cannes Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080515/jsp/guwahati/story_9273105.jsp|title=Assam at the Cannes edge - Two filmmakers make it to French film extravaganza|publisher=The Telegraph, Calcutta|date=2008-05-15|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> and as part of the 2008 [[Mumbai International Film Festival]]<ref name=HT/><br />
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==Character Name==<br />
Although the character played by Indra Bania was named "Machang Lalung" in the film, his real name was [[Machal Lalung|Machal]].<ref>''Dvitiyo mohajuddhote nirudisto howa lorator kotha'' (Tale of the boy lost in the WW-II), Feb’08 issue, Bismoi, Page 15</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Jollywood]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://aneishasharma.blogspot.com/2007/05/freedom-at-edge_18.html The Director’s blog]<br />
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[[Category:Assamese-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2007 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian short films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Assamese-language films]]<br />
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