Maharajah burger [electronic resource] / produced by Thomas Balmè.

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2000.

English

This edition in English and an undetertmined language with English subtitles.

1 online resource (51 minutes)

This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in attitudes towards the cow. In India, the cow is revered and cared for well beyond its prime. We see a hospice where cows spend their last days in comfort. When the BBC reports on the mass slaughter of cows due to mad cow disease, the Indians are appalled. One suggests that the British send their sick and old cows to India for caretaking. When McDonald's opened up in New Delhi, featuring the Maharajah Burger, there was outrage at this affront. To many Indians it is a symbol of Western cultural imperialism -- Western greed undermining traditional values in India. One elderly maharajah hopefully observes that the Indian culture has survived thousands of years and will not succumb to this latest onslaught.

Originally released as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

For College; Adult audiences.

Previously released as DVD.

Grand Prix des Independents, 1998
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 2000

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