The Man Beyond the Bridge
Paltadacho munis
2009
Synopsis
Vinayak is a forest ranger. His wife has died, leaving him lonely as he patrols vast areas of protected landscape. One day, he finds a madwoman cowering behind his house. He offers her shelter, and slowly, a tentative relationship begins to form.
Editorial
Amid a quagmire of timber poaching, politics, and superstitions, a lonely forest guard finds the hope to live and love through a chance encounter. Laxmikant Shetgaonkar’s evocative drama looks beyond the stunning vistas of the verdant Konkan region to spotlight the conflicts of a rural community.
