Focus on British Film (2000-2005) 2006 / The Bypass / United Kingdom 2003
On a dusty road in India, two bandits and a corrupt cop are among the characters fighting over a stolen watch and wallet.
On a dusty road in India, two bandits and a corrupt cop are among the characters fighting over a stolen watch and wallet. Asif Kapadia signed up as producer, returning the favour to Kumar who served as associate director on his own multi-award-winning The Warrior.
18 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Amit Kumar
/ Screenplay Amit Kumar
/ Dir. of Photography Rajeev Ravi
/ Music Dario Marianelli
/ Editor Andy Shelley
/ Producer Asif Kapadia, Trevor Ingman
/ Production Yaffle Films Productions
/ Cast Nawazuddin, Sundar Dan Detha, Irrfan Kwan
/ Contact British Council
Amit Kumar studied film direction at India’s National Film Institute, and now divides his time between London and Mumbai. The Bypass won Best Film and Best Cinematography at the Kodak BAFTA Showcase for Shorts and was screened at the Kodak European Showcase for New Talent at Cannes. He is currently working on his first feature, The Monsoon Shootout.
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