Jungle Book Studio has acquired international sales rights to 'Angh', the debut feature from Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio, which is world premiering at the Toronto Film Festival.
The film is set in the remote hills of Nagaland in the early 1960s and centers on a Konyak chief and his son, whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of an American missionary.
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The film's success could impact the career of filmmaker Theja Rio and the visibility of Indian cinema globally
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