freeOK概要：In February 2002, a train carrying Hindu pilgrims was burned down in Godra, Gujarat, western India, resulting in the death of 59 passengers. Muslims are subjected to retaliatory massacres, with their houses, shops, and mosques flattened, often in collusion with the police. In the subsequent riots, over 1000 people died and more were displaced. In response to strong opposition from the international community, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, held an "honor rally" insisting that his hands were clean, despite his party using the tragedy to consolidate their electoral capital. Initially banned in India for several months, Rakesh Sharma's landmark documentary 'The Final Solution're examines the people and places affected by the riots, collecting indescribable and terrifying verbal descriptions from both perpetrators and victims. This film combines painful personal testimonies with intense political rallies of Hindu nationalist groups to create a historical commemorative work that combats organized attempts to whitewash events. Despite the heart wrenching interviews, this film reveals an even more unsettling truth about the post Hindu Muslim riots peace period: the intensification of self isolation between the two communities, segregated school education, politically orchestrated boycotts of Muslim businesses, and a climate of severe distrust and mental illness projection. Cohabitation has become impossible, and this filmmaker keeps asking the same question to everyone he meets: 'What is the solution?' Twenty years later, this question is still urgent. Originating from: https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/final-solution
