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DFW: Nepal's OSCAR entry: WHITE SUN (Seto Surya)
INDIE MEME presents WHITE SUN (Seto Surya)
Nepal's Official Selection for the Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
2016/ 89 minutes / Nepali with English subtitles
Nepal | USA | Qatar | Netherlands
Director: DEEPAK RAUNIYAR
When his father dies, former anti-regime partisan Chandra must travel to his remote mountain village after nearly a decade away. Little Pooja is anxiously awaiting to see the man she thinks is her father for the first time. But shes confused when Chandra arrives with Badri, a young street orphan rumored to be his son. She tries to calm her mother Durga, the old man's caretaker, after the angry woman is excluded from preparing the body for funeral rites because tradition does not allow women to participate.
Chandras arrival is more awkward than he expected due to a complication with removing his fathers body from home. He and Durga struggle with an unspoken pain that prevents any reconciliation. To make matters worse, Chandra must face his brother Suraj, who was on the opposing side during the civil war.
The two brothers cannot put aside political feelings while carrying their fathers body down the steep mountain path to the river for cremation. Suraj storms off in a rage, leaving Chandra with no other men strong enough to help. Under pressure from the village elders, Chandra must seek help from outside the village to obey the rigid caste and discriminatory gender traditions he fought to eliminate during the war.
Young children Pooja and Badri tag along as Chandra search- es for a solution in neighboring villages. The unlikely trio search for help among the police, guests at a local wedding, and rebel guerrillas.
DEEPAK RAUNIYAR (WRITER-DIRECTOR)
Deepak Rauniyars feature film debut, HIGHWAY, premiered at the Berlin Inter- national Film Festival (Panorama, 2012), and was the first Nepali film ever to screen at a major international festival. HIGHWAY provoked a tumultuous re- sponse in Nepal with its realistic characters and their taboo-shrouded issues. The film opened the New York MoMAs 2013 ContemporAsian series and received a run to enthusiastic crowds. WHITE SUN is Deepaks second feature.
AWARDS/FESTIVALS
New Directors New Films, New York 2017
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2017
(New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize)
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017
Busan International Film Festival 2016
Toronto International Film Festival 2016
Venice Film Festival 2016
(INTERFILM AWARDS)
Valladolid International Film Festival 2016
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2016
Dubai International Film Festival 2016
Singapole International Film Festival 2016
(SILVER SCREEN AWARDS)
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LocationAngelika Film Center & Café (View)
7205 Bishop Rd
Plano, TX 75024
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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