Set in lower Himalayas, it is an ominous piece that uses violent history of its people as a background in order to explore (and explain, perhaps) the people's struggle today. And yet, this history is visually absent from the screen.
Kaji tries to live rest of his life with Maiya's memories but he falls in love with another girl.
Abhimanyu – Chapter 1 is a gripping social thriller that exposes the brutal reality of dowry culture through a suspenseful narrative filled with twists, emotions, and a race for justice
Khando is 26-years-old, impoverished and illiterate, toiling the harvest away in other people’s farms in exchange for buckwheat to feed her 7-year-old son Dhondup. How could Khando be a ‘Good Mother’?
This film follows two women in rural Nepal, Bishnumaya Gurung, 48 and Palhamu Sherpa, 66. After struggling all their lives due to illiteracy, these women are now making their way back to primary school along with their grandchildren. The film explores what drives these women and what they hope to accomplish in the future.
The Whole Timers is an upcoming Nepali movie based on the decade long civil war in Nepal. It is told from the perspective of a 13-year-old boy who joins the Maoist revolution in the hope that a gun will help him find his missing father. But he discovers something much more powerful in the cameras carried by members of his platoon who are documenting the war.
Leading Nepalese film scholar and Tokyo University of Information Sciences professor Ito Toshiaki serves as the first Japanese director and screenplay writer for a Nepalese film in this mid-length feature film. Screened in Kathmandu and recipient of the National Film Award from the Nepal government and the Nepal Short Film Critic's Award. A couple visits a mountain village in Nepal to put on a puppet theater performance. A young boy named Ramesh is brought to the festival being held in the village by his grandma Maya. There, he meets a girl named Nisha who wears the same ethnic attire as his grandmother.
A tragic tale of a man gone for foreign employment.
After being disqualified twice from being selected for the army, Jackie a young dancer sets out to pursue his dream against his father's will before time runs out.
The tragic drama of a 10-year-old Nepalese girl forced into early marriage and child-bearing, despite medical warnings.
Balidaan (Sacrifice) is a 1997 Nepali historical drama film set in Panchayat-era Nepal, and depicts a fictionalised version of the contemporary democracy movement.
Films about human trafficking
Man Ko Bandh, was directed by Prakesh Thapa. Nati Kaji and Shiva Shanker were the music directors. Amber Gurung scored background music. Salyan K.C and Sushma Shahi were the lead actors in the film. The film was premiered in 2030 B.S. (1973 AD) in Kathmandu.
Two teenage girls separated by the caste system fight against society to play their favorite instrument Sanai, forbidden to be played by women, while also keeping their friendship alive.
Madan Krishna Shrestha buys and wins a house in a lottery which he purchased from the one rupee coin that Hari Bansha Acharya dropped, just to find out later that the house is haunted. The epic episode most Nepalese remember for the haunting cover of "Ghas Kaatne Khurkera" by Hari Bansha Acharya.
There are culture, tradition, dignity, and above all, there is love. Due to an unresolved issue, a thin border separates two families, preventing one from being acknowledged by the other. However, when love blossoms between a couple from each family, it raises concern and causes disruption throughout the entire village. Set in the modern era, the story blends traditional cultural values with a test of love that challenges a lover.
Singing of sorrow when a loved one falls ill
Tragic circumstances bring together the wife and the mother of two migrant workers - one from the east, the other from west Nepal.
The fall in cardamom price in the Mountain village of Darjeeling brings instability to nine- year-old Guras's life. Adding to the chaos, her pet dog 'Tinkle' goes missing. Despite the looming fear of a loose leopard, a faint dog bark from across the valley brings her some hope. She embarks on her journey which soon turns mystical as she meets unworldly beings on her.
The 2014 Nepalese film Kohinoor follows the story of a man who accidentally sells a girl in the Indian market. due to a misunderstanding, he ends up selling a girl named Kohinoor to human traffickers. Saddened and feeling guilty, Siddharth embarks on a perilous journey to save Kohinoor from the clutches of the traffickers. As he navigates through the treacherous world of human trafficking, he faces several challenges and risks his own life to rescue Kohinoor. As they journey together, Siddharth falls in love with Kohinoor, and their love story develops amidst the chaos of their situation.
