As soon as veteran driver Ghalib’s truck touches the 500,000 kilometers mark - a record at his company - he is struck by a sudden pain in his back. As Ghalib struggles with this ache, an existential threat begins to overwhelm him when he is asked to train a young new driver.
Acting
Suvinder Vicky's face holds entire careers of unspoken regret.
Direction
Ivan Ayr lets scenes breathe until you feel the back pain yourself.
Cinematography
Highways as existential void — gorgeous and crushing.
Director
Ivan Ayr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Punjab during actual lockdown conditions, the empty highways became unintentionally prophetic. The film captures a specific Indian working-class masculinity rarely seen on screen.
The truck itself is a character — Ghalib's only real relationship, and the one thing he can't take with him. The mileage counter becomes a memento mori.
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