Actor Siddhant Karnick is making his international debut with Michael Steiner's And Tomorrow You Will Be Dead.

The hostage drama is based on a real-life account of a Swiss couple abducted by the Taliban. Siddhant plays Nazar Jaan, the Taliban commander in charge of hostage negotiations with the Swiss government. The actor has previously appeared in TV shows like Kismat and Mahi Way and the films Lafangey Parindey and Thappad. 

In light of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, Siddhant says, “When we shot for the film, none of us had imagined that so much would change in the country. And Tomorrow You Will Be Dead is a story of courage and survival and I am happy to be a part of this brave film.”

And Tomorrow You Will Be Dead is the opening film at the Zurich Film Festival which flags off on September 23. It has been shot in real locations across India, Switzerland and Spain.