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I, Poppy

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Opium poppy cultivation has given a low-caste mother social status and the financial means to educate her son. Their filial relationship is tested when the idealistic son leads an activist campaign against the corrupt Narcotics Bureau -- which controls his mother's opium cultivation license -- and trouble begins.

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Dipankar Sarkar Talking Films Jan 14
What distinguishes I, Poppy, from many contemporary documentaries on agrarian distress is its refusal to offer a final reckoning or closure. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Vivek Chaudhary

Director

Vivek Chaudhary

Screenwriter

Vivek Chaudhary

Producer

Xavier Rocher

Producer

Mustaqeem Khan

Cinematographer

Tanushree Das

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Synopsis Opium poppy cultivation has given a low-caste mother social status and the financial means to educate her son. Their filial relationship is tested when the idealistic son leads an activist campaign against the corrupt Narcotics Bureau -- which controls his mother's opium cultivation license -- and trouble begins.
Director
Vivek Chaudhary
Producer
Vivek Chaudhary, Xavier Rocher
Screenwriter
Vivek Chaudhary
Production Co
La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma, Unek Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Hindi
Runtime
1h 22m