--- product_id: 12066805 title: "Gandhi" price: "R$428" currency: BRL in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.com.br/products/12066805-gandhi store_origin: BR region: Brazil --- # Gandhi **Price:** R$428 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gandhi - **How much does it cost?** R$428 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.br](https://www.desertcart.com.br/products/12066805-gandhi) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Sir Richard Attenborough's sweeping biography of Mohandas Gandhi, who rose from simple lawyer to worldwide symbol of peace and understanding. Gandhi earned eight Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Review: Gandhi film review - Gandhi provided a refreshing, informative narration of Mohandas Gandhi’s life and accomplishments. Many of the events and occurrences during the film, as well as Gandhi’s life, I was completely unaware of. The film surprisingly begins with the tragic, inevitable ending to Gandhi’s life, which was his assassination. The audience then begins their journey following Gandhi’s defining movements and successes, as well as his many struggles. Gandhi, as a younger, naïve man, is shown traveling to South Africa on a train, which he is abruptly ejected from solely based upon his ethnicity and for sitting in first-class. Gandhi realized how biased the prejudiced laws towards Indian minorities were and began a campaign towards achieving these basic rights. Gandhi adamantly spoke to his fellow Indians regarding their non-violent stance, even in the face of physical harm. Throughout several demonstrations, Gandhi and many followers, including a large number of Indian miners, were arrested. It was following unflattering global media coverage that Gandhi and the South African Indian population were awarded several equal concessions. After his release from the South African prison camp, following this victory, Gandhi returns to India with warm greeting from the populace. After some persuasion, Gandhi agrees to assist with the fight for independence from British rule in India. Gandhi speaks at several rallies and outlines his goal for non-violent, non-cooperation against the British. There were many marches and demonstrations held by the Indian general public, much to the British’s dismay. Indians were even encouraged to cease their purchase of British-made clothes and burn any existing British clothing they may have. The fight for independence was extremely difficult and faced many challenges, including the murder of innocent men, women and children by the British soldiers during a peaceful demonstration. Gandhi was even imprisoned on several occasions for a range of supposed infractions. Some of the demonstrators grew wary of the violence and would strike back in kind. In return, Gandhi vowed to fast, even if he died as a result, until the protestor violence had ended, which it did for a time. Gandhi organized a march to the sea to signify Indians’ rights to their own natural salt resources, without British taxation. Many Indians joined Gandhi’s lead by selling and purchasing Indian salt, in lieu of the British options. Gandhi and his wife were yet again imprisoned for their demonstrations and speeches, but unfortunately his wife did not survive the last imprisonment. After successfully gaining the world’s attention, once again, there were discussions to facilitate India’s independence from British rule. Eventually it was decided to split India into two countries, due to Muslim and Hindu violence. Even this decision held its own rebuffs, as fighting erupted between the two groups at the borders. Gandhi vowed to fast until death or until the violence was completely eradicated amongst the groups. Violence did eventually cease and Gandhi began planning a risky visit to Pakistan. Unfortunately, as we know from history and the beginning of the film, Gandhi was assassinated shortly after ending his fast. The assassination was coordinated by those opposed to Gandhi’s multi-faith inclusion and perceived “Muslim tolerance.” According to Invitation to World Religions Gandhi was a Hindu follower yet denounced certain of its beliefs and practices (p. 126). He was firmly opposed to the Hindu caste system and campaigned for the “untouchables” to be referred to as the “Children of God.” Gandhi diligently worked against these caste stereotypes to gain further respect for these individuals. He was also a proponent of women’s rights and their improved status. Gandhi believed in the “universality and truth of all religions and sought throughout his life to reconcile Hinduism and Islam” (Invitation to World Religions, p. 126). Unfortunately, his executioner was a Hindu nationalist that disagreed with these views. Overall this movie was extremely informative and worth the view. It is astonishing to see one man’s determination, kindness and fortitude change the face of the world for the better. Review: Inspirational!! - This was an extremely inspirational movie! It was amazing to see how much strength and courage in one person could cause so much change for so many people. The movie began with Gandhi's assassination in 1948 and the funeral service and then goes back in time to when he was an attorney in South Africa in 1893. During this time he realizes how bad Indian people are being treated in South Africa due to racial discrimination and begins his non-violent protests to gain some rights for the Indian people in Africa. After his success there he returns to India where he continues his non-violent, non-cooperation campaign there against the British Empire. The British government controls everything and the Indian people are treated very poorly in their own land. Millions of Indian people follow Gandhi's campaign against the British, but problems begin to occur such as protestors being killed. Gandhi eventually tries to stop the campaign by fasting until everyone stops protesting so no one else will be killed. Gandhi spends time in jail and protesting eventually begins again. The British is eventually pushed to the point that they grant India independence. Unfortunately after all of his work gaining rights for Indians in South Africa and being such a leader in gaining India's independence from the British things were still unsettled in India. The end of the movie was about the war between religions. The Muslims and the Hindus began fighting and killing each other. Gandhi again refuses to eat until the fighting stops. Eventually it does, but India becomes separated into two nations: India and Pakistan. He spends his last days continually trying to bring peace between the two nations and religions. In the end the movie comes around to the beginning where he is shot and killed by one of his own. This movie relates to world religions by showing what religious tensions can cause. Gandhi went through all those struggles to bring his people out of the pain and suffering they were experiencing under other governments due to racial inequality, oppression, etc. Then they turn on each other because they believed in religious inequality. We see this all over the world in all nations just maybe not to this extreme. Gandhi's belief was that all people can live together regardless of our race, gender, religion, caste, etc. Instead of people wasting so much time being prejudice and hating they need to take the time to learn about others and their way of life. This is a wonderful movie. It could be a great learning tool and inspiration to all. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B001MVYUPC | | Actors | Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard | | Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | #53,948 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #4,354 in Drama Blu-ray Discs | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (4,715) | | Director | Richard Attenborough | | Dubbed: | French, Portuguese, Spanish | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | MPAA rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | Media Format | Subtitled | | Number of discs | 2 | | Producers | Richard Attenborough | | Product Dimensions | 6.75 x 5.25 x 0.4 inches; 3.52 ounces | | Release date | February 17, 2009 | | Run time | 3 hours and 8 minutes | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Subtitles: | Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish | ## Product Details - **Format:** Subtitled - **Genre:** Award Winning, Biography, Drama - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 3 hours and 8 minutes ## Images ![Gandhi - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91EpZdFqq2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gandhi film review *by J***N on February 27, 2019* Gandhi provided a refreshing, informative narration of Mohandas Gandhi’s life and accomplishments. Many of the events and occurrences during the film, as well as Gandhi’s life, I was completely unaware of. The film surprisingly begins with the tragic, inevitable ending to Gandhi’s life, which was his assassination. The audience then begins their journey following Gandhi’s defining movements and successes, as well as his many struggles. Gandhi, as a younger, naïve man, is shown traveling to South Africa on a train, which he is abruptly ejected from solely based upon his ethnicity and for sitting in first-class. Gandhi realized how biased the prejudiced laws towards Indian minorities were and began a campaign towards achieving these basic rights. Gandhi adamantly spoke to his fellow Indians regarding their non-violent stance, even in the face of physical harm. Throughout several demonstrations, Gandhi and many followers, including a large number of Indian miners, were arrested. It was following unflattering global media coverage that Gandhi and the South African Indian population were awarded several equal concessions. After his release from the South African prison camp, following this victory, Gandhi returns to India with warm greeting from the populace. After some persuasion, Gandhi agrees to assist with the fight for independence from British rule in India. Gandhi speaks at several rallies and outlines his goal for non-violent, non-cooperation against the British. There were many marches and demonstrations held by the Indian general public, much to the British’s dismay. Indians were even encouraged to cease their purchase of British-made clothes and burn any existing British clothing they may have. The fight for independence was extremely difficult and faced many challenges, including the murder of innocent men, women and children by the British soldiers during a peaceful demonstration. Gandhi was even imprisoned on several occasions for a range of supposed infractions. Some of the demonstrators grew wary of the violence and would strike back in kind. In return, Gandhi vowed to fast, even if he died as a result, until the protestor violence had ended, which it did for a time. Gandhi organized a march to the sea to signify Indians’ rights to their own natural salt resources, without British taxation. Many Indians joined Gandhi’s lead by selling and purchasing Indian salt, in lieu of the British options. Gandhi and his wife were yet again imprisoned for their demonstrations and speeches, but unfortunately his wife did not survive the last imprisonment. After successfully gaining the world’s attention, once again, there were discussions to facilitate India’s independence from British rule. Eventually it was decided to split India into two countries, due to Muslim and Hindu violence. Even this decision held its own rebuffs, as fighting erupted between the two groups at the borders. Gandhi vowed to fast until death or until the violence was completely eradicated amongst the groups. Violence did eventually cease and Gandhi began planning a risky visit to Pakistan. Unfortunately, as we know from history and the beginning of the film, Gandhi was assassinated shortly after ending his fast. The assassination was coordinated by those opposed to Gandhi’s multi-faith inclusion and perceived “Muslim tolerance.” According to Invitation to World Religions Gandhi was a Hindu follower yet denounced certain of its beliefs and practices (p. 126). He was firmly opposed to the Hindu caste system and campaigned for the “untouchables” to be referred to as the “Children of God.” Gandhi diligently worked against these caste stereotypes to gain further respect for these individuals. He was also a proponent of women’s rights and their improved status. Gandhi believed in the “universality and truth of all religions and sought throughout his life to reconcile Hinduism and Islam” (Invitation to World Religions, p. 126). Unfortunately, his executioner was a Hindu nationalist that disagreed with these views. Overall this movie was extremely informative and worth the view. It is astonishing to see one man’s determination, kindness and fortitude change the face of the world for the better. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspirational!! *by A***9 on September 26, 2011* This was an extremely inspirational movie! It was amazing to see how much strength and courage in one person could cause so much change for so many people. The movie began with Gandhi's assassination in 1948 and the funeral service and then goes back in time to when he was an attorney in South Africa in 1893. During this time he realizes how bad Indian people are being treated in South Africa due to racial discrimination and begins his non-violent protests to gain some rights for the Indian people in Africa. After his success there he returns to India where he continues his non-violent, non-cooperation campaign there against the British Empire. The British government controls everything and the Indian people are treated very poorly in their own land. Millions of Indian people follow Gandhi's campaign against the British, but problems begin to occur such as protestors being killed. Gandhi eventually tries to stop the campaign by fasting until everyone stops protesting so no one else will be killed. Gandhi spends time in jail and protesting eventually begins again. The British is eventually pushed to the point that they grant India independence. Unfortunately after all of his work gaining rights for Indians in South Africa and being such a leader in gaining India's independence from the British things were still unsettled in India. The end of the movie was about the war between religions. The Muslims and the Hindus began fighting and killing each other. Gandhi again refuses to eat until the fighting stops. Eventually it does, but India becomes separated into two nations: India and Pakistan. He spends his last days continually trying to bring peace between the two nations and religions. In the end the movie comes around to the beginning where he is shot and killed by one of his own. This movie relates to world religions by showing what religious tensions can cause. Gandhi went through all those struggles to bring his people out of the pain and suffering they were experiencing under other governments due to racial inequality, oppression, etc. Then they turn on each other because they believed in religious inequality. We see this all over the world in all nations just maybe not to this extreme. Gandhi's belief was that all people can live together regardless of our race, gender, religion, caste, etc. Instead of people wasting so much time being prejudice and hating they need to take the time to learn about others and their way of life. This is a wonderful movie. It could be a great learning tool and inspiration to all. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review without Spoilers - Pros & Cons *by T***O on June 14, 2022* Gandhi (1982) is a British/Indian co-production period biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of nonviolent non-cooperative Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century. The film was directed & produced by Richard Attenborough & stars Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. The film has been praised for a historically accurate portrayal of the life of Gandhi, the Indian independence movement, & the deteriorating results of British colonisation on India. Here are the pros & cons of this film as I see it, I hope this helps you. Pros. 1. An excellent film that should be seen by everyone, regardless of one's beliefs or culture 2. Historically accurate 3. Great cinematography 4. Well edited 5. Good acting overall Cons: 1. This is a long film, so if you have a short attention span or just don't like to sit for long periods of time, you may want to watch this over two viewings, the original intermission is on this film, so that might be a good spot to do so, if you wish --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.br/products/12066805-gandhi](https://www.desertcart.com.br/products/12066805-gandhi) --- *Product available on Desertcart Brazil* *Store origin: BR* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*