Premiering this weekend at the Sydney Film Festival is the first film in the Kannada language to be selected in the Berlinale, a film based in the remote mountainous part of Southern India rarely portrayed in cinema.

The film Tiger’s Pond focuses on a local businessman’s pursuit of political power, exploring the complex relationships in a slick thriller dealing with the cultural problems of caste and gender politics.

Image: Image Credit: Loco Films

Produced By: Stephen Hill

Featured In Story: Natesh Hegbe – Director and Screenwriter of Tiger’s Pond

First aired on The Wire, Friday 6 June 2025