Oscar-winning Director Jeffrey D Brown’s real-life child trafficking drama set in Kolkata, Sold, won the audience award at the london Indian Film Festival (lIFF) on Thursday night.
The film, executive produced by British actor-filmmaker Emma Thompson and starring Hollywood actress Gillian Anderson, was the opening film of the annual festival which concluded this week.“It’s really amazing. I hadn’t really anticipated this at all. I am really grateful, humbled and speechless,” said Brown in reference to the award named ‘Pure Heaven’.
“I really hope this galvanises more people to see the film so that we can help the kids who’ve been through this ordeal and we can end this travesty around the globe,” he added.Brown and producer Jane Charles are in advanced discussions with distributors with a view to securing a global release for Sold in early 2015.