Synopse
A brilliantly staged thriller against the backdrop of political unrest in Nepal. When two boys are kidnapped in a border town, policewoman Pooja is sent from Katmandu to take over the case. But when she arrives, the situation is more complex than she had thought. Not only is Pooja confronted with the prejudice of patriarchal Nepalese society, her investigation also gets caught up in the vortex of protest and unrest in the Madhesi minority. With the help of her Madhesi colleague Mamata, Pooja has to fend off political interference and find out the hidden motives for the kidnapping.
Regie
DEEPAK RAUNIYAR (*1978 in Nepal) is a film-maker. His debut Highway (2012), which premiered at the Berlinale, was the first film from Nepal to be shown at a top festival. His next work was White Sun (2016), which like Pooja, Sir had its premiere in the Orizzonti section at Venice.
Info
Original Title: Pooja, Sir
International Title: Pooja, Sir
Category: Feature
Section: Asiascope
Version & Subtitles: Hindi, Maithili, Nepali OV with English subtitles
Director: Deepak Rauniyar
Screenplay: Deepak Rauniyar, David Barker, Asha Magrati
Cast/Protagonists: Asha Magrati, Nikita Chandak, Dayahang Rai, Bijay Baral, Aarti Mandal, Reecha Sharma, Ghanshyam Mishra, Parmeshwor Kumar Jha, Gaumaya Gurung, Pashupati Rai, Niraj Shrestha
Production country: United States, Norway, Nepal
Year of Production: 2024
Length: 115 min
Producer: Asha Magrati, Rambabu Gurung, Alan R Milligan
Production company: AADI Films
Cinematography: Sheldon Chau
Sound: Samrat Khanal, Leandros Ntounis
Editor: J. Him Lee, Alex Gurvits
Music: Vivek Maddala
Production Design: Aki Thekpa
Costume Design: Janaki Kadayat
co-production company: Jeremy Chua
