Cast: Manoj Bajpai and several other wonderful actors.

Review: 1971 is war drama, set with the backdrop of Indo-Pak war of 1971, which liberated the former East Pakistan, and a new nation in the India subcontinent was born, called Bangladesh. This movie presents a story set in 1977, of an escape attempt by six of the hundreds of Prisoner-of-War (POWs) languishing in the Pakistani jails since 1971, six years after the war has been over.

As with any war, there were several thousand POW on both sides of the border. India under the Geneva Convention, and in their act of friendship, released more than 5000 POW’s to Pakistan. However, their act of friendship was not mirrored by Pakistan. Hundreds of POWs were kept in several Pakistani jails with no legal recourse to get back to India. Their stories, even their existence was denied by the Pakistan government.

This movie tries to bring the plight of these India POWs languishing in the Pakistani jail. This movie unfolds a very touching story of courage, bravery, and self-sacrifice to free themselves and bring freedom to their fellow soldiers.

This movie is tribute to 54 Indian POWs that were last reported to be in the Pakistani jails till 1988. What happened to them? Have we forgotten them? or more importantly can we bring them home?

Rating: 5 of 5 (Must Watch)