Unfreedom

Unfreedom
English-language poster of the film
Directed byRaj Amit Kumar
Written byRaj Amit Kumar
Damon J Taylor
Produced byRaj Amit Kumar
StarringVictor Banerjee
Adil Hussain
Bhanu Uday
Preeti Gupta
Bhavani Lee
Ankur Vikal
Seema Rahmani
Samrat Chakrabarti
CinematographyHari Nair
Edited byAtanu Mukherjee
Music byWayne Sharpe
Jesse Kotansky
Production
companies
Dark Frames
69 Productions
Release dates
  • December 2014 (2014-12) (Kerala International Film Festival)
  • 29 May 2015 (2015-05-29)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesUnited States
India
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi

Unfreedom: Blemished light (Hindi title: Dagh Ujala) is a 2014 Indian drama film by Raj Amit Kumar, which was released in North America on 29 May 2015. Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poem, "Ye Dagh Dagh Ujala", is the inspiration behind the film. The film stars Victor Banerjee, Adil Hussain, and Preeti Gupta.

The story revolves around a Muslim fundamentalist in New York who kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with an intent to kill, while a closeted lesbian in New Delhi kidnaps her bisexual lover with the intent of being together. The resulting torture and violence lead to a brutal struggle of identities against "unfreedom".

In India, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) refused to certify the movie for public release in India.