
"A country on the brink of war...a family torn apart...and one man in the middle"
The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard and the street, which the municipal authorities want to widen so that even more choking diesel fumes can cloud the air. We meet the hero, Gustad (Roshan Seth), in the process of defending the old concrete wall that protects his courtyard from the street, and later he strikes a bargain with an itinerant artist (Ranjit Chowdhry), who covers the wall with paintings from every conceivable religious tradition, with the thought that all of the groups represented will join in defending the wall.
Gustad Noble

Dilnavaz Noble

Ghulam

Jimmy Bilimoria

Pavement Artist

Dinshawji
Tehmul

Mrs. Kutpitia

Sohrab Noble

Darius Noble
Inspector Bamji
Mr. Rabadi

Mrs. Rabadi

Jasmine Rabadi
Freny Pastikia
Laurie Coutinho
Mr. Madon
Joshi

Bhimsen
Peerbhoy

Hydraulic Hema

Prostitute
Morcha Director
Gustad's Father

Gustad's Mother
Gustad (Age 20)
Gustad (Age 10)
Sohrab (Age 8)
Gustad's Grandmother
Milkman

Street Butcher
Sister Constance

Waiter
Taxi Driver

Worshipper
Nusli
Kavasji
Alamai
Municipal Worker #1
Municipal Worker #2
Dasturji Priest
Dr. Paymaster
