Such a Long Journey

A quiet, bittersweet character study of a stubborn man and his neighbors, carrying the weight of memory and distant war.

Directed by

Sturla Gunnarsson

Genres

Drama

Starring

Roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Om Puri

Tagline

A country on the brink of war...a family torn apart...and one man in the middle

Overview

The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard and the street, which the municipal authorities want to widen so that even more choking diesel fumes can cloud the air. We meet the hero, Gustad (Roshan Seth), in the process of defending the old concrete wall that protects his courtyard from the street, and later he strikes a bargain with an itinerant artist (Ranjit Chowdhry), who covers the wall with paintings from every conceivable religious tradition, with the thought that all of the groups represented will join in defending the wall.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, identity, class, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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