In the trenches of the Western Front in 1915, a British army chaplain is forced to question his faith as he witnesses hundreds of Hindu soldiers risking their lives daily for the Empire.
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| Sanjeev Bhaskar | ... | Sgt. Bakshi | |
| Kenneth Branagh | ... | Col. Evans | |
| Julian Glover | ... | Gen. Willis | |
| Paul McGann | ... | Capt. Greville | |
| Samuel West | ... | Lt. Davis | |
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Clare Burt | ... | Sister |
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Malcolm Ridley | ... | Lt. Frewer |
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Wayne Cater | ... | Cpl. Wright |
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Patrick Cash | ... | British Gunner |
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Richard Christopher | ... | Sgt. Allen |
| Stephan Erdman | ... | Gunner 1 | |
| Marshall Griffin | ... | Adjutant | |
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Nayesh Radia | ... | Pvt. Velu |
| Robin Sebastian | ... | Capt. Oliver | |
| Matthew Wolf | ... | Lieutenant Reichmann | |
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In the trenches of the Western Front in 1915, a British army chaplain is forced to question his faith as he witnesses hundreds of Hindu soldiers risking their lives daily for the Empire.
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I`ve never been a fan of short films . Never have been never will be , but the technical aspects of THE DANCE OF THE SHIVA are superb like the scene where the Indian NCO braves shell fire to save a British officer . In fact I could spend a lot of time praising the technical aspects of this short but I won`t bother , I`ll just recommend you watch this to understand why I like it . I should perhaps also mention the script by Joseph Miller contains scenes that pull the rug from under the audience like " the hospital scene in India " at the end , and praise too that Miller hasn`t painted these Hindu warriors as victims of white European imperalism either . In fact I was shocked to see that neither Miller or director Jaime Payne haven`t gone onto do more in their careers which is a pity because they do have obvious talent
As a footnote I was also shocked to see that two voters on this board have awarded DANCE OF THE SHIVA one out of ten . What ? These two voters think this short film is the worst thing they have ever seen ? I guess they must be from Pakistan