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Way Back Home (2003)

Way Back Home poster
Directed by
Supriyo Sen
Genre
documentary film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 57m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Indian couple travels back to their hometown before the Partition of India. The film focuses on their memories and feelings about the place they left behind.

emotionalpersonalnostalgiccontemplativeearnestintimatebittersweetslow-paced

What happens

Way Back Home is a 2003 documentary film directed by Supriyo Sen and produced by his wife, Rajasri Mukhopadhyay. The film received a National Film Award from the Government of India, the Sundance Documentary Grant and the Asian Network of Documentary Award from the Pusan International Film Festival. The film follows an Indian couple on their emotional journey back to their homeland before Partition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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