IN MEMORY OF FRIENDS documents the violence and terror in Punjab, India - a land torn apart by religious fundamentalists and a repressive government.

After examining the political turmoil of the late 1970s and rise of Sikh fundamentalism, the film concentrates on the legacy of Bhagat Singh, a young socialist hanged by the British in 1931 at age 23. Singh has since become an almost legendary figure. Today, both sides claim him as a symbol of their cause: the socialist state eulogizes him as a patriot, while Khalistani separatists portray him as a Sikh militant. In fact, Singh was neither. Just prior to his death he wrote a book which he entitled Why I Am An Atheist.

Focusing on the Singh's unlikely martyrdom, IN MEMORY OF FRIENDS is an incisive look at the strife in India today.