Description
The documentary film Baato is a beautifully crafted, clear-eyed chronicle of the construction of a trans-national highway in Nepal and the lives it impacts along the way.
In particular, directors Kate Stryker and Lucas Millard reveal the impact of the project on a particular family living in a heretofore isolated community in the Himalaya of northeastern Nepal. Hoping to sell medicinal plants in urban markets, the woman and her family travel deep into the Himalayas of Nepal as construction of a new highway starts to transform the mountain landscape.
The documentary explores the many dimensions that come into play with an infrastructural project of this scale, both in terms of economic and political forces, as well as the backbreaking and often dangerous labour involved in construction. Through the documentary, viewers will learn about the road’s journey through Nepal and how its creation impacts those near and far.
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