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Synopsis: VISHNU, a restless young man, itches to escape his father's faltering hair oil business. An old truck beckons, which Vishnu sees as his ticket to freedom. He offers to drive the antique Chevy across the desert to the sea, where it has been sold to a local museum. As he sets off across the harsh terrain, he discovers he's not merely transporting a battered vehicle, but an old touring cinema. Along the way, Vishnu reluctantly picks up a young runaway, a wandering old entertainer and a striking gypsy woman. Together they roam the barren land, searching for water and an elusive fair. The journey turns dire when they are waylaid by corrupt cops and a notorious waterlord. The key to their freedom is the eccentric collection of films and the two forty-year-old film projectors in the back of the truck. As in 1001 Nights, if the films are good, they live and move on. If the films are boring, they face death in the outback. The journey proves transformative for each of the travelers, but especia
Director(s): Dev Benegal
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
NOT RATED
Year:
2009
95 min
135 Views


hang the three.

Are you crazy?

You want to get us killed?

Stand up! ldiot!

Your plan's not going to work.

Do you have another plan?

l've lost an entire day.

Where are you going, anyway?

Fine. Don't tell me.

Rot here forever!

lt's your truck...

do what you want.

l'm out of here.

Hey, are you coming?

Or do you want

a lashing from the cop?

Samudrabad.

The city by the sea.

Do you know the way?

l'll pay you.

Stop fighting!

Get this thing going.

You don't think l can do it?

Ah, got it.

lt goes from here...

through this...

You've done this before?

l've seen it at the fair.

So what's with

the city by the sea?

l'm helping a friend.

Friend?

Help?

You?

Bloody cops. They're thieves.

Let's show them the

worst movie we've got.

That's foolish.

Don't you remember the

story of Scheherazade?

Once upon a time... a King

questioned his Queen's fidelity.

He was so angry with

his Queen that he...

He married a new Queen everyday...

and the next morning he would...

After killing

three thousand Queens...

it was Scheherazade's turn.

We need one more thing...

- What?

So you know what

Scheherazade did?

She began telling

the King a story...

a never-ending story...

Look outside.

Steal? - Hey, kid...

We're in a police station.

Let's do what the

cops do every day.

Come on.

Go. Hook them up.

Hurry up!

The King would stay

awake all night...

captivated by Scheherazade's story.

Be careful, it's a live wire!

You'll get a shock!

He kept Scheherazade alive...

so that he could hear

her tale every night.

What happened?

How did it get stuck?

ls there any... Motor oil... Diesel?

Some kind of oil?

Hey, what's this?

Hey, don't touch that.

- Yuck!

Awesome! lt stinks!

You want to spend the rest

of your life with the cops?

Let go!

Go left... Shoot!

l want a woman.

Get up!

Let's get out of here.

Stupid junkie.

l'm not touching him.

He saved your life.

He smells.

Stop!

Stop, please!

Hey!

Please, stop.

Listen to me.

Please, sir.

Come on, fix the truck.

Ok. You win. Anything you want.

Just fix the truck.

Anything?

- Yes.

Food, water, money, anything...

You learn quick.

But l don't trust you.

l won't leave you again.

l swear.

On my mother!

Here's the deal.

You're going to drop me at the fair.

Not halfway... not on-the-way.

Right in the heart of the fair.

There. That's the way to the fair.

But, there's no road there.

- That's the way to the fair.

And a short cut to the sea.

Short cuts aren't printed

on maps. So, stop arguing.

There.

We're lost. l know it.

We are all lost, aren't we?

Just keep moving...

Straight ahead...

No detours...

Just dead ahead.

Bastard!

You're heartless.

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Dev Benegal

Dev Benegal (Konkani: देव बॅनॅगल) (born 28 December 1960) is a New York based Indian filmmaker and screenwriter, most known for his debut film English, August (1994), which won the 1995 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English. more…

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