Untouchable?

Untouchable? 2000 Directed by Poul Kjar

The caste system and bonded labor are still alive and well in India.

This film examines the lives of Dalits in a small village in southern India. Identified as outcasts or 'untouchables' whole families of Dalit people exist in India effectively as bonded or slave laborers. There are an estimated 100 million child laborers in India. Human rights organizations are now taking up the dalits' cause and calling for the end of a system of discrimination as heinous as the former apartheid system in South Africa.

Country USA

Production Countries United Kingdom , USA

Language English

Spoken Languages English , Tamil

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies BBC Worldwide , Bullfrog Films

Release Date 1 January 2000

24 mins