The Song of Scorpions is a 2017 Swiss-French-Singaporean Rajasthani language drama film written and directed by Anup Singh.

Nooran is an independent young woman living in a far-flung, traditional village in the desert in western Rajasthan.

Nooran keeps some money from her hard-earned income and gives the rest to her friend, Amina, to donate at the local dargah in the village.

Adam is thrashed by the men of Nooran’s village as he had tried to outrage the modesty of one of their women.

One night, Nooran gets a call that Adam’s young accomplice, Munna, has been bitten by a scorpion.

The women openly suggest that Nooran go to a city and continue doing there what she’s done in the village, i.e., earn her livelihood by curing people through her half-learned skill or by selling herself.

[5][6][7] Gautaman Bhaskaran of The Hindustan Times rated the film highly, saying "The Song of Scorpions is a story set on the undulating golden sands of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, the sights and sounds of the mesmeric atmosphere caught most imaginatively by cinematographer Pietro Zuercher.

I was bowled over by the light and shade contrasts he presents - the harshness of the daytime desert rubbing shoulders with the darkness of a night illuminated by the light of a million stars, twinkling away and guiding Singh’s folktale narrated through pain, pathos, love, humiliation, revenge, pardon and forgiveness.

"[9] Allan Hunter of Screen Daily praised the cinematography, direction and acting performances in the film saying that, "Although leisurely in places, The Song Of Scorpions retains its grip, especially as we grow more involved in Nooran’s refusal to become a victim and her response to the many challenges placed in her path.

The material could easily have lent itself to melodrama or sentimentality but Singh’s understated direction lends it a steely conviction that is further underpinned by some deft casting.