The hills, especially in our country, are associated with austerity - saints, renouncement and embracingthe vagabond path. I began to wonder where does man end and monk begin? Is renouncing life as we know it, a sacrifice or an escape?

Set in the meditative quietude of a Himalayan village, Tathagat is a poetically shot tale of guilt. Following the journey of a monk questioning his renunciation, this philosophical drama takes a thought-provoking look at the relationship between our childhood memories and adulthood perplexities.—Mubi