The new trailer for Bassam Tariq’s debut, Mogul Mowgli, co-written by, and starring, Riz Ahmed is out.

The film follows a British Pakistani rapper who, on the cusp of his first world tour, is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break. 

The film will be part of the Dare Strand at this year’s 64th BFI London Film Festival, with virtual and physical screenings beginning on the 10 October.

It will then have its general release in the UK and Ireland on the 30 October.