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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
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IMDB:
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NOT RATED
Year:
2009
95 min
135 Views


Water, water.

Do you have some water?

Listen!

Do you have any water?

Some water?

You gave him water and not me?

Learn to live with less.

lf you grab like that...

you'll lose whatever little we have.

Can you help us find

some water? l've got money.

You're embarrassing.

Are you lost too?

l'm looking for water.

Where are you going?

Wherever she can find water.

Didn't you hear her?

Get in the back.

How can you trust her?

What if she steals something?

We're not carrying gold.

She's a gypsy. You never know.

Why can't she sit in front...

with us?

lf she sits with us...

how would our Driver...

keep his eyes on the road?

Don't trust strangers.

What about you?

Sit in front.

You too.

A woman.

That's all we needed.

But l have to hand it to you.

l can see you have a heart...

and it's between your legs.

You have no idea where the fair is.

You're wrong.

This is the way.

We will find the fair.

People will come.

We'll get food...

water...

Short cut!

They ate all my food.

He promised to show me a short cut.

See, this city kid...

is getting rid of

this traveling cinema.

l've never seen a movie...

ln your entire life?

Ah, the magic of cinema...

Lets you forget...

the pain... the worry.

Takes you far away...

into a world of dreams.

Kid... when l was your age,

l used to wait

for this truck to come.

Kids could go for free.

Alam Ara...

Raja Harishchandra...

Tansen, Baiju Bawra

Buster Keaton...

Harold Lloyd!

How amazing it was...

to see him hanging from

the hand of a giant clock.

l wish l could forget...

We should keep an eye out.

Someone might see us.

Who?

The Waterlord and his men.

City Kid, haven't you

seen a bandit before?

Where have you seen one?

They're like the cops.

Show them a movie

and everything's fine.

He killed my husband.

When?

Two years ago.

They caught him breaking

into a well.

Turn off the headlights, stupid...

you'll run down the battery...

lt's a well!

Stop!

Don't do it!

lf they find out, they'll kill us!

Why are you getting

involved in all this, Vishnu?

Don't you want to

get back on the road?

l know that feeling...

But, where will it get you?

You're from different worlds.

lt's your truck, you fix it.

What about our deal?

She wasn't part of our deal.

Passion...

Passion.

lt's destroyed us all, hasn't it?

Don't just think about yourself.

Think about her too.

The heat has gone to your head.

A fair here? l've never seen one.

lt was somewhere here...

Anyone out there?

Water.

We're going to die.

Shut up, will you.

Didn't l tell you?

Set up the cinema,

and the fair will appear.

We will get food and water.

People will come.

And what if no one comes?

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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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