Ishan Shukla’s ‘Silcor: The Lies We Trust’ premieres at Rotterdam International Film Festival | Bollywood

“Silcor: The Lies We Trust” was screened under “A Bright Future” at the ongoing gala on Sunday. The film is based on Shukla’s award-winning short story of the same name, Silkoa (2016).

According to the producers, the 103-minute film is set in a sophisticated, near-perfect society called Silcoa, where people live with paper bags over their heads in an effort to eliminate inequality. It is said that there is.

“Tensions rise as whispers of a mythical land without bags begin to drift, and a new member of Congress sparks an accidental revolution,” the synopsis reads.

Shukla, who is also an award-winning animator, said he was happy that his film received such a great response in Rotterdam.

“It is a huge honor for us to have our film screened at IFFR and the response to the film has been truly overwhelming and amazing. Seeing how well this film is connecting with audiences here It was incredible,” the filmmakers said in a statement.

Silcor: The Lies We Trust features international film luminaries such as Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan and the Shriners, Denzil Smith, and John Sutton. , as well as guest star voices of Tib Fortes and Shahbaz Sarwar, as well as Lav Diaz. , Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur, Anurag Kashyap, Piyush Mishra, and writer-director Gaspar Noe.

Composer Sneha Khanwalkar, known for ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ and ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’, has composed the music track.

The film is an India-France-German co-production produced by Red Cigarette Media in association with Civic Studios. Anushka Shah is the executive producer and Sameer Sarkar is the co-producer.

Civic Studios founder Shah said the team is excited to welcome Silcor: In Rise We Trust at the film gala.

“It’s great when a film can instantly spark a conversation within its audience, leaving viewers with important questions about the world and our individual roles in it, while at the same time being captivated by the visuals and music. We are thrilled to support Ishan’s vision,’ and we can’t wait to bring this story together to a wider audience around the world,” she added.

The Rotterdam International Film Festival opened on January 25th and will end on February 4th.