Sunday, December 8, 2013, 7:30 PM
SVA Theater (333 West 23rd Street)
The Tenth Annual South Asian International Film Festival runs from Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 to Sunday, December 8th, 2013 in New York City, at the SVA Theater and NYIT Auditorium.
Closing Night Premiere: THE GOOD ROAD
Directed by Gyan Correa. 2013. India. In Gujarati (with English subtitles). New York Premiere. 92 min.
State Highway 378, on the border of the Rann desert, is as beautiful as it is unsettling. Accidentally separated from his parents, 7 year-old Aditya finds himself in the care of a truck driver and his assistant, both operating just beyond the law – and being closed in on by the police. Poonam is a 9 year-old girl looking to hitch a ride to her grandmother’s home, but tired and hungry, unwittingly ends up in a desolate brothel. As the realization of where is dawns on her, she is forced to choose between staying with the new friends she’s made or finding a ride on the highway.
The characters on The Good Road meet each twist, turn, dip, and rise – in the road and their fates – with stubborn hope. Take a journey through a barren land, and into the heart of unseen India – where acts of great compassion are shown to utter strangers.
For more information about the event, please visit:
https://www.saiff.org/