III Smoking Barrels Movie Review : An Intense And Passionate Portrayal Of The Turmoil And Tribulations Of The North East India With Some Truly Electrifying Performances!

Posted on 19 Sep, 2018

Post by Shreshta Chaudhury - Writer at ELFA World

III Smoking Barrels Movie Review : An Intense And Passionate Portrayal Of The Turmoil And Tribulations Of The North East India With Some Truly Electrifying Performances!
Starring : Shiny Gogoi, Indraneil Sengupta, Siddharth Boro, Mandakini Goswami, Amrita Chattopadhyay
Directed By : Sanjib Dey
3.5/5 Stars


The film revolves around a much needed ode to the tribulations on the tranquil areas of North East India which is now embroiled amidst political turmoil and social unrest. The plotline is demarcated into three heart wrenching and thought provoking storylines which deals with agonizing issues and human relationships.

The first plotline ‘Child’ revolves around a young girl Janice (Shiny Gogoi) escaping a terrorist camp and hijacking the car of an engineer Anuraag Datta (Indraneil Sengupta) to flee to her safety which depicts the grave issue of young children forcibly being entangled in dangerous terrorist camps. Shiny portrays the fear and anguish of the escaped child with full passion while Indraneil is calm and delivers a mature act as the compassionate Anuraag.

The second plotline ‘Boy’ revolves around a young boy Donnie (Siddharth Boro) whose failures in his early teens pushes him into the dark world of drug peddling much to the misery of his ailing mother Nilima (Mandakini Goswami). This provoking storyline unfolds the devastating drug trade which has engulfed the youth of North East in the most terrifying way. Siddharth Boro is effortless in his performance while Mandakini Goswami delivers a resplendent performance.

The third plotline ‘Man’ depicts the endeavors of a poverty stricken man Mukhtar who ventures into elephant poaching to get quick money to improve his plight and his young wife Marjina ( Amrita Chattopadhyay).  Both Subrat and Amrita are in their realistic and powerful best while the story depicts the ongoing poaching of the elephants for their tusks which serves as a huge aftermath for the wildlife in the North East.

Director Sanjib Dey has beautifully woven the atrocities of the North East in the form of the three stories while the powerful dialogues by Dev Gupta further added to the convincing nuances of the film. The cinematography by Anil B Akki captures the picturesque locations of the North East in a splendid way. The film needs to be watched, comprehended and resonated with the masses to understand the complexities of secularity, humanity and atrocities of the North East. 

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