[4] This documentary covers civil disobedience in Manipur against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958.

One famous photograph from this time shows 30 middle-aged women marching naked through Imphal, the state capital, to the Assam Rifles headquarters[6][7] At the 10th Ismailia International Film Festival in Egypt, the film won three awards.

[9] Additionally, it was honored with the Swarna Kamal at the National Film Awards and was selected for screening at MoMA in New York.

[10][8] Richard Kupers of Variety (magazine) noted "Though flawed by conventional documentary standards, AFSPA, 1958 has an undeniable fury.

Comprised mostly of incendiary footage, Haobam Paban Kumar’s 77-minute documentary could be trimmed to an hour for broadcasters.