The Good Road

Director: Gyan Correa
Starring: Sonali Kulkarni, Ajay Gehi, Keval Katrodia, Poonam Kesar Singh, Shamji Dhana Kerasia, Priyank Upadhyay.
Run time: 89 mins | Recommended Certificate: 15
Language: Gujarati with English subtitles | Year: 2013 | Country: India

A metaphysical road movie following three sets of people as they travel along a desolate stretch of highway in India’s Kutch region. A young boy from Mumbai separated from his parents, is befriended by a truck driver and his surly assistant who are on a perilous smuggling trip and a young girl on a deeply personal quest is in imminent danger of becoming part of the flesh trade. Over the course of 24 hours these and several other lives collide and hurtle inexorably towards a finale. The stark beauty of one of India’s most isolated and dangerous locations is strikingly captured in this debut feature.