Director Richie Mehta’s
heartfelt tale of an Indian “wallah” named Mahendra (Rajesh Tailang), who hires
out his 12-year old son, Siddharth (Irfan Khan), to a factory only to discover
that it was a child trafficking scam will be heading to the domestic DVD market
place on Oct. 21 from Zeitgeist Films.
The ARR is 116 days and
the box office take thus far from the film’s limited arthouse run stands at
$48,617.
In India a “wallah” is a
craftsman who specializes in a particular skill set. In Mahendra’s case he deals with
zippers. It’s not much of a living, so
when the opportunity presents itself to secure his son a solid position, he and
his wife Suman (Tannishtha Chatterjee) jump at it. Yes, it is child labor, but for the Saini
family it could make all the difference in the world.
When the ruse is
discovered Mahendra embarks upon an impossible quest across India (a billion
people) to find and rescue his son. His
journey is truly an amazing bit of film work by Richie Mehta, who spares
nothing — it’s the real deal!!!
Presented in Hindi with
English subtitles … bonus features include a making-of featurette and deleted
scenes.
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