Biprajit

Watching the movie felt like reading a novel, where every frame is a paragraph and every scene a chapter. Its a very beautiful and heart touching film.It tells the story of a village boatman who ferries the people of his village from one bank of the Dihing river to the other.But his livelihood is threatened when a bridge is constructed over the river.He lives with his grandson and dreams of giving him a good education.But poverty and mechanization push his dreams under the rug. He is further hurt by his corrupt and greedy son's dealings when he uses his father to sell off a jointly owned land. His bitterness towards life grows and finally explodes in the climax of the movie. The strength of the movie is its storyline. The director doesn't try to use very elaborate techniques to grip the viewer but let's the story flow scene after scene and the viewer cannot help but immerse himself in the film. 'Its a long way to the sea' is an exploratory study of man's hardships in a world of corruption,mechanization, and greed and how man copes with his troubles and still finds reasons to live. The subject is hard hitting but its treatment and portrayal is so sensitive and elegant that the film will stay with the viewer for a long time.