The Song of Scorpions

Panorama

  • Archive - Festival 33
  • Director: Anup Singh
  • Singapore, Switzerland, France 2017
  • 119 minutes
  • Hindi
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

The Song of Scorpions is a story of twisted love, revenge and the redemptive power of a song.

Nooran is a tribal woman learning the ancient art of healing from her grandmother, a revered scorpion-singer. When Aadam, a camel trader in the Rajasthan desert, hears her sing, he falls desperately in love. But even before they can get to know each other better, Nooran is poisoned by a brutal treachery that sets her on a perilous journey to avenge herself and find her song.

Filmography: QISSA - The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013).


  • Director Anup Singh
  • Production Saskia Vischer, Shahaf Peled, Michel Merkt
  • Script Anup Singh
  • Cinematography Pietro Zuercher, Carlotta Holy-Steinemann
  • Editing Marie-Pierre Frappier
  • Music Béatrice Thiriet, Madan Gopal Singh
  • Festivals Locarno, London
  • Actors Golshifteh Farahani, Irrfan Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Shashank Arora, Kritika Pande
  • Source The Match Factory, Cologne