The award-winning nine-episode television series features never before told first-hand accounts of the 1984 Sikh massacre
PHOENIX, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Producer Parminder Singh Mangat and filmmaker Surinder Singh announced today the release of their new television series, "And They Occupied Me" on Prime Video as part of the Prime Video Direct content submission portal in the U.S. and U.K.
"And They Occupied Me" shares an untold perspective about Operation Blue Star, an Indian military action that killed the Sikh leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and thousands of his Sikh disciples and followers in the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. The series will take place in the days leading up to the attack, between May 25 and June 10, 1984, and will be the first time in television history that features stories of more than fifteen survivors of the massacre.
Surinder Singh penned the script, which is based on different survivor accounts and intelligence support. He also co-directed alongside Malkiat Singh, Samar Singh Chouhan, and Chen Wang.
"After working nearly three years on this project, I am thrilled to now be able to share this story with the world," said Surinder Singh. "Parminder and I have both been personally affected by the events that took place in 1984. It's time our truth is exposed. I am honored to be a part of a project that for the first time in television history, features the stories of more than fifteen survivors from the massacre."
The series includes characters that speak Punjabi, Hindi and English, with English subtitles in all nine episodes. The series is currently available in the U.S. and U.K. Each episode is available for purchase at $1.99 per episode, or $17.91 for the entire series.
For more information about "And They Occupied Me," please visit https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20602792/.
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