The film also seamlessly uses six spoken languages[4] which is considered a unique feat in Indian cinema history.

[9][10] It won the Silver Palm Award[11] at 2018 Mexico International Film Festival[11] for Best Narrative Feature.

The film is an anthology of three stories from North East India,[18] each exploring a different stage of human life.

The first story is about a child, who on escaping from a rebel camp hijacks a car, transpiring in a journey that unravels her plight and probes deep into traumatic issues of children involved in armed conflicts.

[19] It simultaneously explores the life of his grieving mother while delving into the region that has become synonymous with the drug trade.

[citation needed] III Smoking Barrels was officially selected for screening at different International Film Festivals across the globe.