Charades Boards Venice Horizons Indian Thriller ‘Stolen,’ First Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Paris-based sales company Charades has boarded international sales on “Stolen,” the only Indian feature selected at the Venice Film Festival.
The film, which will bow within the festival’s Horizons Extra strand, tells the story of the havoc that ensues when opposite worlds collide after two urban young men become embroiled in an impoverished mother’s desperate journey to be reunited with her child.
It is described as a “breathtaking action thriller” and the “hidden gem in world cinema” by Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera. “Stolen” marks the feature debut of Karan Tejpal who started his career working in large-scale Bollywood films including “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” and “3 Idiots” and directed short “No Anaesthesia.” It is produced by Gaurav Dhingra under his banner Jungle Book Studio (Toronto and Rome audience award winner “Angry Indian Goddesses,” Toronto selection “Faith Connections” and “Beyond the Known World,” an India-New Zealand co-production starring David Wenham and Emmanuelle Beart).
Sol Bondy, founder of Berlin-based One Two Films, serves as executive producer. The film is written by Tejpal, Agadbumb and Dhingra.
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