Programme 2020

Once Upon a Village (Ek Tha Gaon)

Director: Srishti Lakhera

documentary

Section: India Gold

Country: India | Year: 2020

Language(s): Garhwali, Hindi | Time: 60 mins

Synopsis

In the Himalayan foothills, an 80-year-old woman and a 19-year-old girl are two of the seven remaining inhabitants of an abandoned village. The two women struggle with the choice to leave for an alienating city life or continue living in a lonely village.