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Mumbai Disconnected
Mumbai Disconnected
Camilla Nielsson, Frederik Jacobi / Denmark / 2009 / 58 min.
The Indian city of Mumbai will probably become the most populous megacity in the world by 2020. It pulsates every day with human masses travelling to work. At the same time, however, public transport in the city is already completely dysfunctional. The city's trains are famous for the fact that people literally have to fight to get on board. Every day the streets are inundated with countless cars. The film's three protagonists hold a different opinion on how Mumbai's transport system should be modernised. Yasin lives in a northern suburb. He travels to work by train or on a motorbike, and dreams of one day buying his own car. Veena represents the affluent inhabitants of Pedder Road in the fight to prevent the building of flyovers in the city centre. Mr. Das is vice-president of a state company that is 10 years behind schedule in building roads and a bridge linking the commercial district to the centre. This dynamic movie by Camilla Nielsson and Frederik Jacobi moves from one incredible situation to another and poses the following question: Is a healthy environment simply a luxury for the social elite?
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