In rural India, elderly Vardibai carefully tends her poppy field, as the harvest provides her with much-needed income. As is often the case, it remains uncertain until the last moment whether she will receive permission to harvest. These permits are controlled by corrupt officials who manipulate the system to their advantage. Her son Mangalil takes on corruption, at the risk of his activism making everything even more difficult. I, Poppy won the award for Best International Documentary at the prestigious Hot Docs festival.