The critically praised drama Line Of Control is making its digital debut across North America, bringing its story of conflict and survival in Kashmir to audiences in the United States and Canada.
Written and directed by Travis Hodgkins, the film will be available to rent or purchase beginning October 6 on major digital services, including Amazon, Apple TV and Fandango at Home. Vision Films is handling its distribution in North America, while the production comes from Mulberry Films and Fabled Frames.
The movie is adapted from The Collaborator, the acclaimed novel by Pakistani author Mirza Waheed. Before reaching digital audiences in North America, Line Of Control traveled through the international festival circuit, including a world premiere at the San Diego International Film Festival. It also had a market screening during the Cannes Film Festival and an Asia premiere at Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.
Set in Kashmir in 1993, the story centers on a teenage boy whose friends disappear as an insurgency intensifies around his village. His search for answers takes a dangerous turn when an Indian Army captain orders him to enter a valley filled with bodies and retrieve identification cards and weapons.
The assignment places the boy in an increasingly difficult moral position. With every body potentially belonging to someone he knows, he is forced to confront the human cost of the violence surrounding him. Meanwhile, pressure from the military and hostility within his own community make his struggle for survival even more complicated.
The film features Rudi Dharmalingam, Nitin Ganatra, Nikhil Singh Rai, Anastasia Jairath and Serdar Altan. Rashaana Shah and Cristy Coors Beasley produced the movie, with Johan Holmqvist serving as cinematographer and Jamie Kirkpatrick handling editing.
Critics have responded favorably to the film, particularly highlighting its performances, direction and sensitive treatment of people living amid conflict. Nikhil Singh Rai’s performance as the central character has also received particular praise.
The film’s festival journey will continue with a screening at the Buffalo International Film Festival on October 10 at North Park Theatre in Buffalo, New York. Hodgkins is scheduled to attend the event.
The movie’s original score, composed by two-time Emmy Award nominee Wayne Sharpe, is also available through major music streaming services. Released by Air-Edel Records, the soundtrack blends Indian musical elements with Western influences and electronic sounds, extending the film’s atmosphere beyond its visual narrative.
