Nepal Panorama
SYNOPSIS
A young man returns from the city to his village in the remote mountains of Mustang, with ideas to improve
the lives of his people, but struggles to reconcile these with the existing realities. Lhakpa wants to become an
engineer, so that he can contribute to the development of his village, but unexpected family strife means he
must delay his aspirations. In the meantime, he meets his childhood sweetheart, but she may already have
plans of her own that he is not aware of. The film charts his often complex relationships with his lover, his
family, and the rest of the village. In the end, nothing turns up quite as Lhakpa plans in this tale of discovery,
rediscovery, and adaptation. This film was first shown at the Seattle Film Festival in 2015 and received special
mention at the 19th Cervino Film Festival in Italy
ABOUT THE FILM
Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal
Runtime: 74 Mins
Director: Rajan Kathet
Rajan Kathet, born 1988 in Nepal, is a young filmmaker who has made several short films both as
director and writer, and has directed a fiction feature film, Serdhak (2015). Currently he is pursuing
his Joint Masters in Documentary Film Direction at DOCNOMADS (Portugal, Hungary and Belgium)
2014-16, with the support of Erasmus Plus Scholarship. Filmography: Dokh (2016); Serdhak (2014);
Talkint to the air (2013); Raghav (2013); Mok- shya (2013 ); Nagarjuna ( 2012); Ma janna (I won’t go, 2012).
Language(s): Nepali
Subtitles: English