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The paper explores the intricacies of the film, Kingdom of Diamonds, directed by the acclaimed cinematic artist, Satyajit Ray. The filmmaker portrays the structural violence of the imperialistic force on the common people of the society through the archetypal representation of the kingdom. Various microcosmic examples are used by the filmmaker to expose the negative impacts of the structural violence. Moreover, the film uses the powerful symbolism of the brainwashing machine that is used to punish the commoners by the despotic ruler of the kingdom. The writing discusses the manner in which the filmmaker exudes the tendency of the powerful force to consolidate its omnipotence through the establishment of the huge idol. The film’s portraiture of the final subversive act of the common people represents the friction between the powerful and the oppressed people. As such, the socio-political commentary of the filmic narrative has been decoded in the paper.