After her remarkable short film Are You Listening? (premiered in Rotterdam in 2010), Geetu Mohan Das, an established actress since childhood, makes her feature debut with a refined road movie that tackles the social position of migrant workers in the big city.
A young mother from a tribal mountain community on the border between India and Tibet embarks with her small daughter and her pet goat on a dangerous journey to find her husband, who works in Delhi and has failed to contact her for several months. She encounters a rough army deserter who helps them quid pro quo.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the new shooting star in Indian cinema, and the beautiful, young and talented Geetanjali Thapa (introduced in I.D. at IFFR 2013) establish in their acting a perfect balance between deep drama and everyday reality. Sophisticated direction and breathtaking photography allow the audience to contemplate and become immersed in this captivating drama.
Film details
- Country of production
- India
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 98'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
