'' Soni '' premiered in the Orrizonti ( Horizons ) section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival receiving a standing ovation . The film won the Facebook Award for Best ' Work-In-Progress ' project . Ayr received a special mention for " Achievement In Directing " for the film at the 2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards . It was screened at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival . It was followed by a screening at the 2018 MAMI Film Festival , where the film won the Oxfam Award on Gender Equality . It won the Best film award at the Pingyao International Film Festival that included a cash prize of $ 20,000 , with half going to development of the director 's next project , and half provided to the film 's distributor in China . The film was released on 18 January 2019 on Netflix to critical acclaim with particular praise for its direction and performances of the lead
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
Soni (film)