From Variety · Siddhant Adlakha · · 50s
Angh Review: Toronto Platform Winner
Toronto Film Festival's Platform Award winner Angh is a 1960s Nagaland tribal lament.
In brief
Toronto Film Festival's Platform Award winner Angh is a 1960s Nagaland tribal lament. Theja Rio's debut film Angh, set in 1960s Nagaland, wins Toronto Film Festival's Platform Award. Originally reported by Variety.
Angh Wins Toronto Platform Award
Theja Rio's debut film Angh won the top prize in Toronto Film Festival's Platform competition.
1960s Nagaland Setting
The film follows a waning Nagaland tribe's chief and an American missionary in 1960s colonial India.
Colonial Tension
Angh explores indigenous identity versus colonial modernity through a dreamlike atmosphere.
Nagaland Context
Nagaland is an eastern Indian state on the Burmese border, where the tribe's culture is fading.
Toronto Film Festival
The film qualified for the Best International Feature Oscar after winning Toronto's Platform Award.
At a glance
Theja Rio's debut film Angh, set in 1960s Nagaland, wins Toronto Film Festival's Platform Award.
