‘Milestone’ movie review: The long road to nowhere

Ivan Ayr’s film, through its indie tinge and deliberate pacing, tells a story that is human and honest, and demands empathy

In a country ravaged by the pandemic, feelings of isolation have become a common occurrence. Along these lines, Milestone (Meel Patthar) is a solemn film tracing the struggles of loneliness and desolation that truck driver Ghalib (a fantastic Suvinder Vicky) endures, in his attempt to remain relevant in the face of a mutating world of capitalism and identity politics. The pandemic has also revealed a glaring hierarchy in the disposability of certain lives over others, and Milestone devastatingly captures the conflict, fear and paranoia of the labour class as it is even today. .