''Blockade'' is a 2016 documentary film by Arif Yousuf on nonviolent peace activism in the US protesting the genocide of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1971. This depicts the story of nonviolent actions to stop the shipment of arms from the US to Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

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In early 1971, Bengalis in eastern parts of Pakistan had voted on their right to govern after a convincing election victory. Shortly afterward a humanitarian crisis and war extended down the

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as the

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attempted to repress the people. The events eventually led to the birth of an independent

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Blockade in Review, Remembering Bangladesh in 1971
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* 2016 films 2016 documentary films English-language Bangladeshi films Documentary films about Bangladesh 2010s war films Bangladeshi war drama films Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War Films set in the 1970s Films directed by Arif Yousuf 2010s English-language films 1970s English-language films English-language documentary films English-language war films {{Bangladesh-film-stub