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The Road to Kuthriyar The Unlikely Friendship Between an Urban Wildlife Researcher & an Illiterate Tribesman

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Feb 08 2023 to Feb 08 2023 6:30 p.m.

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Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

2021 | 116 minutes | Tamil & English | English Subtitles Dhruv, a wildlife researcher from the city, is faced with the task of conducting a ‘mammal survey’ of the 600-square-kilometre Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. Armed with 40-year-old maps of the area and a GPS device, he must navigate the park on foot and he recruits a local tribesman from the area – Dorai, to serve as his guide. The severity of the task immediately becomes apparent to Dhruv. Aside from the physical challenge posed, he struggles with his wayward assistant. Not only is Dorai addicted to alcohol, but he also appears to be terrified of officials. Through the course of their journey, however, the two forge an unlikely friendship and a relationship between equals. When an accident takes him to Dorai’s village, the wool of ‘civilisation’ is lifted from Dhruv’s eyes and his attitudes towards the marginalised are transformed. The Road to Kuthriyar premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2021, and since has been officially selected at several film festivals including the New York Indian Film Festival, 2022, the London Indian Film Festival, 2022, the Indian Film Festival at Melbourne, 2022, and the Moscow International Film Festival, 2022. The screening of the film will be followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker, Bharat Mirle, the cinematographer, Mithun Bhat and the sound recordist, Christopher Burchell.


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