The Great Departure follows two strangers from vastly different worlds whose chance encounter in India sets them on an unexpected journey of connection, discovery, and personal transformation.
Mansi (Sonal Sehgal) leaves her husband in the middle of the night, setting out alone to escape a life shaped by expectations and constraints. Marc (Xavier Samuel), an Australian man seeking something beyond the comforts and certainties of his own world, is also on the move. When their paths cross in India, the two embark on a journey together, traveling from Varanasi along the banks of the Ganges toward Rishikesh. As their connection deepens, they are compelled to confront their own histories, assumptions, and ideas about love, freedom, and happiness.
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The Great Departure arrives on digital on November 20, 2026.
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