The screening on 22 July will be introduced by Aagya Pradhan.
The second feature from writer-director Min Bahadur Bham, following 2015’s The Black Hen – Nepal’s official Oscars entry and a Venice Critics Week winner.
In the heart of the Nepalese Himalayas, the spirited Pema embraces a polyandrous marriage with Tashi and his two younger brothers. They initially lead a harmonious life, but when Tashi fails to return from a trading trip, the legitimacy of Pema’s unborn child is questioned by her community. Determined to prove her love and purity, she embarks on a quest to find Tashi. Accompanied by her brother-in-law, her now de facto spouse Karma, who is a monk, she embarks on a journey into the unforgiving wilderness to find him, evolving into a quest of self-discovery and liberation.
Belinale 2024- Competition
Locarno- Piazza Grande
Aagya Pradhan is a freelance film programmer based in London. Their interest lies in cinema from the South Asian diaspora, centred on films exploring identity and the complexities of cultural heritage. Their work has also focused on highlighting Nepali voices in cinema, particularly of Nepali Women filmmakers as captured in the Hamro Katha shorts programme, curated for the ICO's Cinema of Ideas.
