THE MAN BEYOND THE BRIDGE (Paltadacho Munis)

Directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar
India 2009, 96 min. In Konkani with English subtitles.

Synopsis


A widowed forest ranger Vinayak develops an intimate relationship with a mentally ill woman and risks becoming an outcast. When she becomes pregnant, a conflict arises between a society that refuses to take responsibility for one of its members, and one man’s endeavor to bring her into his life. When it was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009 the film was cited for its exploration of “smaller but enduring dilemmas, drawing together keen environmental sensitivity with a nuanced view of village dynamics.” With Chitranjan Giri, Veena Jomkar, Prasanthi Talpanker, Vasanth Josalkar, Deepak Amonkar.