Discover an unlikely friendship between an old man and a young boy. Follow this miss-matched pair as they embark on an eventful road trip.

Karuppu Durai, an 80-year-old man, bedridden for three months in a coma, suddenly wakes up one fine day to overhear his family planning to kill him by performing an ancient euthanasia ritual. Hurt, heartbroken and afraid, Karuppu Durai runs away from the only home he has ever known. On an aimless path with nowhere to go, he accidentally meets a 10-year-old orphan Kutty. Kutty is everything Karuppu Durai isn’t; smart, spunky and full of life. The fiercely independent Kutty encourages KD to chalk out a bucket list and start living for himself. Thus begins an eventful road trip of this unlikely pair – an old man running away from his family and a young boy who never had one!

Director: Madhumita
India, 123 mins, 2019, Tamil with English subtitles

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film makers team.

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