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I, Poppy
Vivek Chaudhary / India, France / 2025 / 82 min
In rural India, two worlds collide: Vardibai ensures her family’s survival by growing opium poppies, while her son Mangilal challenges a corrupt system. When his investigations lead to the arrest of high-ranking officials from the drug enforcement agency, the state retaliates by revoking the family’s cultivation license. What begins as a fight against corruption soon becomes an existential test of endurance, revealing how closely economic dependence and institutional power are intertwined.
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Wahidullah Azizi
Baaham e.V.
Wahidullah Azizi is an anti-corruption expert and policy advocate with a decade of experience in governance, climate finance, and human rights. Currently a Project Manager at the Afghan-German Friendship Association (Baaham e.V.), he previously worked at Transparency International on the Climate & Corruption Case Atlas and with ECRE in Brussels. A DAAD scholar and 2024 Salzburg Global Fellow, he advocates for Afghan education rights and focuses on how integrity shapes climate and refugee policy.
Francesca La Vigna
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Francesca La Vigna works as a project manager in the socio-cultural and design sectors with a background in political science. She believes in art as a way to build bridges between people and cultures and to engage with urgent issues. She contributes articles and interviews to East Journal and produced in 2025 the podcast "Ona" on female visual artists from Central and Eastern Europe.
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| Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Production Countries | India, France |
| Runtime | 82 min |
| FSK | Not rated |
| Language | Hindi |
| Subtitle | English |
| Premiere Status | Berlin Premiere |
| Director | Vivek Chaudhary |
|---|---|
| Producers | Vivek Chaudhary, Xavier Rocher |
