“A young worker's epic bicycle journey home and cinema's cold gaze”
When a lockdown is announced in India, 22-year-old Mahesh finds himself stranded and decides to travel home on a rickety bicycle. He covers about 2,000 kilometers in seven days. It turns him into a national media hype.
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Suhel Banerjee Director · Gurleen Judge Writer Prateek Pamecha Cinematographer
United States release April 9, 2025 · Produced in India · Languages Hindi, Marathi, Odia
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India
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Original title
CYCLEमहेश
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi · Marathi · Odia
Release dates
Netherlands · November 14, 2024
Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
United States · April 9, 2025
Premiere · New Directors/New Films
Russia
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · One Sixth International Film Festival of Debut Films of the Eurasian Continent
South Korea
May 2, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Taiwan
May 3, 2026 · Premiere · Taiwan International Documentary Festival
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