«Walking with the wind»

Fribourg International Film Festival - Jonas Follonier

We are in the Himalayan mountain ranges. A young boy, Tsering, walks seven kilometers to school every day. The landscapes he crosses are resplendent with beauty, as are his face and that of his classmates. His return journey is complicated when the ten-year-old decides to take a broken chair back to his village, to use as firewood.

Walking with the wind is one of twelve films in the running for the International Feature Film Award at the Fribourg International Film Festival. Directed by Praveen Morchhale, the film differs from the classical Indian cinema currently being produced. Singularly philosophical, it appeals to audiences of all ages, from the little man who can recognize himself in the protagonist to the fifty-something bourgeois-bohemian who subscribes to the FIFF.

Un très bon cru que ce long-métrage, dont il faut avant tout louer la photographie. Rien que pour les images de l’Himalaya, il vaut la peine de faire un saut à l’une des prochaines projections, qui bénéficieront en outre de la présence du cinéaste. Celui-ci est en train de faire le tour du monde avec son film, et c’est sans doute mérité. Les âmes en quête de voyage et de leçon de vie auront raison d’aller visionner cette marche avec le vent.

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Photo credit: © Walking with the wind