| Akangba Pee | |
| Director: | Khwairakpam Bishwamittra |
| Producer: | Sarungbam Haripyari Devi |
| Starring: | Ningthoujam Rina Rajkumari Romila |
| Music: | Nanao Sagolmang |
| Cinematography: | Joy DOP: Haobijam Mahesh |
| Editing: | Mohendro KAMS |
| Studio: | Millennium Force Manipur |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Meiteilon (Manipuri) |
Akangba Pee (English: Dry Tears) is a 2024 non-feature Manipuri film written and directed by Khwairakpam Bishwamittra.[1] Produced by Sarungbam Haripriya Devi and presented by Millennia Khwai under the banner of Millennium Force Manipur, the film stars Ningthoujam Rina and Rajkumari Romila in the lead roles.[2] It was premiered at Kumecs Cinema, Kakwa on 1 May 2024.[3] The film got selection at the 17th SiGNS Festival 2024 in the Short Fiction Competition category.[4]
It did never take place in the history of India before 2023, what it happened in Manipur at the eastern Indo-Myanmar border of India. Bureaucracy, external aggression and narco-terrorism hit the country in the disguise of a dramatized communal conflict. Hundreds of innocents died, more than 8000 houses set ablaze, more than 60,000 Indians became refugees inside India. As nowhere in the world, the Meitei community of Manipur adopted a practice since 1762, that if the dead body of a Manipuri Meitei is not found, the branches and leaves of 'Pangong Plant' (Palash) will be used for the last rites in lieu of the body. What is the priority to a mother performing the last rites of her son in this way or getting ready to fight back?