A new film about the British Raj is at the centre of a colonialism storm amid claims that rulers are wrongly portrayed as being ‘addicted to torture and murder’.
Critics say the Netflix movie RRR – Rise Roar Revolt – grossly misrepresents history and that ‘fiction is presented as fact’ in its twisted version of events.
The £60 million film is set in 1920 against the backdrop of the fight for Indian independence, and is loosely based on the lives of two real revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, who challenged British colonial power. Despite the film’s narrative, there is no record of them having met, let alone joining forces.
But it is the depiction of a villainous British governor who relishes violence that has sparked particular anger.
Critics say the Netflix movie RRR – Rise Roar Revolt – grossly misrepresents history and that ‘fiction is presented as fact’ in its twisted version of events
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