MUMBAI: The Indian Film Company‘s (TIFC) Road, Movie is set to have its European premiere at the 60th Berlin Film Festival that will be held between 1 to 21 February, next year.
Directed by Dev Benegal, the film is an endearing tale of a young man who takes a travelling cinema truck on a life-changing journey across the sublime Indian landscape.
The film follows Vishnu as a restless young man who rejects his father‘s faltering hair oil business and hits the road with a travelling cinema in search of freedom. Along the journey, Vishnu ponders his life‘s priorities as he learns to appreciate his culture and the power of friendship and love.
"This is a moment of glory for us at the TIFC. This is the fourth festival that the film will make its presence in. The film‘s presence at Berlin demonstrates its audience-appeal after its world premiere in Toronto in September last followed by representation in similar international festivals in Tokyo and Doha," said Indian Film Company CEO Sandeep Bhargava.
Road, Movie, co-produced by TIFC along with Susan B. Landau and Academy Award nominee Ross Katz, stars Abhay Deol, Tannishta Chatterjee and Satish Kahshik among others.
Dev Benegal‘s debut English feature film, August, made in 1994, ignited a wave of independent Indian filmmaking. The film was hailed as a landmark in contemporary Indian cinema.
