Film Review- 1232 Kms
A Formidable Journey of Life Over Death!
The documentary film 1232 Kms is a vivid chronicle of the agonies of the poor migrant labourers in the unprecedented lockdown during Covid-19 in India. The film accompanies the journey of seven migrant labourers to their native homes from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh to Saharsa in Bihar covering a distance of 1232 Kms. The labourers working in Delhi construction sites decide to leave to their homes after going through the enormous hardships and difficulties of extended lockdowns and left with nothing to fend for themselves.