Runaway (1958) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1958 · 124 mins · Bengali, Bangla

#2,611 9

Directed by

Ritwik Ghatak

Starring

Monu Mukherjee, Kali Bannerjee, Keshto Mukherjee, Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay, Satu Majumdar, Paritosh Roy

Eight‑year‑old Kanchan spends his days pulling pranks in his rural village, where his father behaves like a cruel demon, keeping his mother subdued and confined. Fascinated by a distant metropolis he calls El Dorado, Kanchan dreams of escape and eventually journeys to the city in search of freedom.