III Smoking Barrels

III Smoking Barrels is a 2017 Indian drama film written and directed by Sanjib Dey and produced by Amit Malpani under his banner Malpani Talkies. The film is an anthology of three stories exploring three socio-political issues encompassing Northeast India. The film also seamlessly uses six spoken languages which is considered a unique feat in Indian cinema history. III Smoking Barrels premiered at the 2017 Durban International Film Festival, followed by its European premiere at the 2017 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg where it was screened in the International Competition section. The film premiered in India at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala. It won the Silver Palm Award at 2018 Mexico International Film Festival for Best Narrative Feature. The film was released in India on 21 September 2018. An official trailer of the film was released on 20 August 2018.