'' The Hindu '' in its Sunday edition has describes the film as uncomfortable . " Against this peaceful , even nonchalant , setting are visible the faint silhouette of a face and a dark crop of unruly hair as we hear Vemula ’s last words . This juxtaposition is deliberately uncomfortable . It makes the reality of what is being read out and the general sense of indifference and injustice hang even heavier . Odd angles and the frequent use of a black screen add to this jarring visual experience , an instance of form mirroring content . " ( Source : The Hindu ) '' The New Minute '' too describes the film on similar lines . " The 45 minute documentary captures protests too , but as an observer and not participant . The uncomfortable camera angles and shaky focus are deliberate - this is not a film you 're meant to sit back and watch . " ( Source : The News Minute ) '' The Unbearable Being of Lightness '' along with two other films , '' March March March '' , directed by Kathu Lukose and '' In the Shade of Fallen Chinar '' , directed by N.C. Fazil and Shawn Sebastian , was denied an exemption from certification from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry , Government of India at the 10th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala ( IDSFFK ) that was held 16 – 20 June 2017 for the subjects that they had chosen and thus were denied screenings . There were widespread protests and parallel screenings held in various places . The government of Kerala registered a case at the Kerala High Court against the order . The court squashed the exemption order with regards to '' The Unbearable Being of Lightness '' stating that it was illegal , in November 2017 . Subsequently , the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy , the organizers of IDSFFK , screened the film at the other film Festival they conduct , the International Film Festival of Kerala at Kochi in March 2018 .
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The Unbearable Being of Lightness