Director
Deepak Rauniyar
Starring
Dayahang Rai, Asha Magrati, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Sumi Malla
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Certificate
12A
Run Time
89 mins
Release Year
2016
Country of Origin
Nepal, USA, Qatar, Netherlands
Language
Nepali
Director of Photography: Mark O’Fearghail
Editor: David Barker
Produced by: Joslyn Barnes, Michel Merkt, Deepak Rauniyar, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa
Music: Vivek Maddala
Screenplay by: Deepak Rauniyar, David Barker
Production Designer: Menuka Rai, Akki Thekpa
Sound Production: Leandros Ntounis
White Sun (Seto Surya)
Part of the World Perspectives Strand
A thoughtful insight into collective memory and pain haunting a small nepali village, White Sun is a remarkably assured film from Nepali filmmaker Deepak Rauniyar. Chandra (Dayahang Rai), a former Maoist rebel, returns to his home village for his father’s funeral. The village may appear to be peacefully nestled in the countryside, but it still bears the scars of the country’s civil war, and while some object to Chandra, he is of real interest to young Pooja (Sumi Malla), who thinks he may be her father. Beautiful imagery and an enthralling story.