Title of film : THE WAYFARERS
Director Name : GOUTAM GHOSE
Cast & crew :
Producer : AMIT AGARWAL
Editor : NILADRI ROY
Cast :
Synopsis : Nathuni and Lakhua are driven by hunger to the nearest town. Nathuni has a paralytic husband and two children, while Lakhua is a loner, perpetually on the fringes of survival. The sheer act of sharing a journey brings them closer. They share their life-stories. While they speak, the monsoon clouds overpower the sky and they encounter Chopatlal, who was carrying an ailing old couple to the hospital. His vehicle was stuck in the mud and no one helps him, till the two come to his rescue. They endanger their own survival, but a sense of purpose propels them to use the last iota of their strength to push the vehicle through mud, impassable in torrential rain. It is an epic journey through relentless monsoon and breathtaking nature.
Director Bio : Born in Calcutta, India in 1950, Ghose graduated from Calcutta University and started making documentaries in 1973. He also took active part in the group theatre movement in Calcutta and dedicated some time as a Photo Journalist. He made his first documentary – New Earth in 1973 followed by Hungry Autumn, which won him the main award at the Oberhausen Film Festival. He has since made several significant feature films including Maa Bhoomi, Dakhal, Paar, Antarjali Yatra, Padma Nadir Majhi, Patang, Gudia, Dekha, Abar Aranye, Yatra, Kaalbela, Moner Manush, Shunyo Awnko and Shankhachil. Has made a number of prominent documentaries including Meeting A Milestone (on Ustad Bismillah Khan), Beyond the Himalayas, Land of Sand Dunes, Ray (On Satyajit Ray), Impermanence (On HH Dalai Lama). Ghose has won 18 National Awards besides Filmfare Awards and many International awards like the Silver Balloon Award at Nantes Film Festival, UNESCO Award - Cannes Film Festival, Grand Prix - Golden Semurg at Tashkent, UNESCO Award at Venice, Fipresci Awards, Red Cross Award at Verna Film Festival, The Golden Peacock at IFFI. He is also the only Indian to win the coveted Vittori Di Sica Award in Italy. He was awarded the Knighthood of the Star of the Italian Solidarity in July 2006. Ghose has also been the cinematographer for all his films and an avid photographer since his teens.
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