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Completed - ENGLISH, BENGALI, HINDI - Drama - 127 minutes

Log Line

An anthology of three stories; each exploring a different stage of life . The first story is about a CHILD involved in armed conflicts. The second is about a BOY and his journey into the drug peddling world. The third story is about a MAN, an elephant poacher.

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Sanjib DEY
Writer(s) : Sanjib DEY
Cast : Subrat DUTTA, Indraneil SENGUPTA, Shiny GOGOI, Siddharth BORO, Amrita CHATTOPADHYAY

Producer(s) : Amit MALPANI (MALPANI TALKIES)

Synopsis

The film is an anthology of three stories from Far East India,
each exploring a different stage of human life . The first story is about a child, who on escaping from a rebel camp hijacks a car, transpiring in a journey that unravels her plight and prods deep into traumatic issues of CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ARMED CONFLICTS. The next story is about a boy, a drug peddler, and his JOURNEY INTO THE DRUG WORLD. It simultaneously explores the life of his grieving mother while delving into the region that has become synonymous with drug trade. The third story is about a man, an ELEPHANT POACHER, who ends up killing 15 elephants to fend for himself and his young wife. It explores his treacherous life and the murky powers that control this abhorrent business.

Production

Country(ies) : INDIA

Festivals and Awards

Dubai DIFF 2016 (Market)
Film Bazaar India - Goa 2016 (Market)
Durban 2017 (Official Selection)
IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg 2017 (Official Selection)
Kerala 2017 (Official Selection)


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