WINNER International Critics Prize 70th Berlinale Panorama 2020 ((FIPRESCI)
BAFTA AWARD NOMINATION for OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM.
7 BIFA AWARDS NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS : Best Debut Screenwriter, Best Music.
MOGUL MOWGLI is the debut feature of writer-director Bassam Tariq, starring Riz Ahmed.
'On the brink of his first international tour, Zed, a British Pakistani rapper, decides to fly home to the UK to visit the family he has not seen in two years when he is suddenly struck down by an autoimmune disease.
As his condition worsens, Zed descends into a physical and emotional crisis, amplified by vivid hallucinations. Long-buried childhood memories resurface with a vengeance, mingling with his father’s memories of fleeing India during Partition and confronting Zed with his repressed cultural heritage'
Written and Directed: Bassam Tariq
Produced by: Thomas Benksi, Bennett McGhee, Riz Ahmed, Michael Peay - Pulse Films
Funded by: BFI, BBC films