Peepli Live - Edinburgh Festival Guide

Poverty hits prime-time, in a warm, witty and provocative satire from India. In the village of Peepli, farmers have grown so desperate that they're seriously considering taking up a government deal that offers compensation to their families if they commit suicide. When word of this reaches a celebrity news anchor, the plight of Peepli becomes a TV sensation - and one naïve farmer finds himself on very public suicide watch... Produced by the Bollywood superstar Amir Khan, this is dark, fun and all too believable. Like this? Try these... Kick Off; Act of Dishonour; Frontier Blues