The Highway to Nowhere: How a New Indian Film Captures the Disappearing Act of Infrastructure Yashasvi Juyal's feature debut, "The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb," has premiered at Karlovy Vary to critical acclaim.
But what sets this film apart is not its supernatural premise or nods to regional Indian cinema – it's the way Juyal distills the essence of a disappearing world into a cinematic experience that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable.
Growing up in the upper Himalayas, Juyal was immersed in a culture where the supernatural is a lived reality.