India, July 25 -- Directed by: Rajni Basumatary

Starring: Raj Agnihotri, Mondeep Basumatary, and Rajni Basumatary.

Rajni Basumatary's Jwlwi - The Seed is set in the backdrop of Assam's insurgency-ridden decades beginning with the '90s when incidents of random killings, torture, enforced disappearances, kidnapping were wide spread. The Bodo language film tells the story of a village widow named Alaari (essayed by Rajni Basumatary) who tries to protect his young son Erak (essayed by Shimang Chainary) from joining the Bodo separatist movement inspired by the thoughts of leaders like Mao Zedong and Che Guevara. Having already lost her husband in cross firing between the Indian Army and rebel cadres, Alaari is committed to guard her son fro...