The Indian government announces a nationwide lockdown without proper notice, in the wake of the pandemic. A father who is a daily wager in Bengaluru, and his 10 year-old son, decide to go back to their hometown Raichur, which is 450kms from Bengaluru. And they have to walk all the way due to the lack of transportation. The scorching heat and bad weather shakes their journey as well as both of their lives.
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Caught in a sudden nationwide lockdown, a daily wager and his 10-year-old son begin a 450 km walk from Bengaluru to Raichur. With no transport and harsh weather, they face exhaustion, hunger, and uncertainty— struggling to survive the long road home.
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Photo centers on Durgya, a young boy from the village of Muski in Raichur district, North Karnataka, who harbors a simple dream of having his photograph taken in front of Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha. Accompanied by his father Gyanappa, a daily-wage construction worker, Durgya travels to the city for the first time. However, the sudden imposition of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 strands them far from home, with no means of transport available. The father and son embark on a harrowing 450-kilometer journey back to their village on foot, enduring extreme exhaustion, hunger, dehydration, and the systemic neglect faced by millions of migrant laborers during the pandemic. The narrative explores their emotional bond, Durgya's innocence clashing with harsh realities, and broader themes of socio-economic disparity, government mismanagement, and human resilience amid crisis.
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