THE ADVOCATE Directed by Deepa Dhanraj Produced by Kalpana Kannabiran Cameraperson Navroze Contractor, Edited by Jabeen Merchant, Sound Recording by Dileep Subramaniam 130 mins/ 2008/ India/ With English Subtitles
'The Advocate' is a film about the incredible life and work of human rights lawyer K. G Kannabiran. Spanning the period from 1968 till 2005, the film looks at K. G. Kannabiran's landmark cases as a lawyer and as the Secretary of the Tarkunde Committee and the Bhargava Commission. The film also allows a rare glimpse into the history of an entire movement towards safeguarding civil liberties.
About K. G. Kannabiran
Eminent Human Rights Advocate, K. G Kannabiran has been the President of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee from 1978 to 1994. Kannabiran was elected national president of the Peoples' Union for Civil Liberties in 1994, a position he continues to hold. He is also a Founding Member of the Concerned Citizens Tribunal that has published its report on the investigations carried out by the Tribunal after the mass genocide in Gujarat in 2002.
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