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The Backward Class
The Backward Class is a 2014 Canadian documentary film directed by Madeleine Grant. The film follows the success of a group of ethnically disadvantaged students near Bangalore, India, in taking high-school graduation exams.[1] The film, created by a group of graduates of the University of British Columbia,[2] premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in May 2014 and won the Audience Favourite award.[3] The 91-minute documentary was shot inside the Shanti Bhavan school,[4] by Affinity Films.[5] Grant lived and worked at the school while making the film.[6] The dialogue is partly in English and partly in Tamil with English subtitles.[7] The film was later screened in Toronto, received positive reviews from Now Magazine[8] and The Globe and Mail.[9] One of the stars of the film, Mala Muniswamy, travelled from India to attend the film's premiere.[10] ReceptionAlex Hutt of Canadian Film Review mentioned that "The Backward Class is definitely a film to put down on your Hot Docs sched."[7] References
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