Monday, January 24, 2011

The Way Home


Film: The Way Home
Director: Dr.S.Biju
Language: Malayalam
IFFK award: NETPAC best Malayalam movie

This movie shows the struggle taken by a doctor to hand over a five year old boy to his father, who was the leader of a terrorists group. The landscape of Kerala, Kashmir, Ladak and Rajasthan is beautifully shot. The background music used is traditional music of Rajasthan and Punjab. The characters were given traditional costumes. A literary reference to Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence was made. Interest of children in listening story tales is shown. The movie shows the influence of terrorism on younger generations. Also is shows the two sides of terrorism, how common man is affected by terrorism and at the time of death all are equal. Once the death made the doctor lost his wife and child, but later that death gave him the five year old boy when the terrorist leader died.

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