White Sun or Seto Surya is a 2016
drama war biographical film directed by
Deepak Rauniyar. Written by
Deepak Rauniyar, David Barker and Produced by Joslyn Barnes,
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...
,
Tsering Rhitar Sherpa
Tsering Rhitar Sherpa (born 1968) is a Nepalese filmmaker, screenwriter, and film producer. His first film, '' Mukundo: Mask of Desire'', was Nepal's official entry for Oscars.
Early life and education
Sherpa was born in Nepal "to a Nepalese ...
, and
Deepak Rauniyar, under the banner of Aadi Productions with Louverture Films, The Bertha Foundation, Doha Film Institute, The Film Kitchen, Hubert Bals Fund, Mila Productions, Netherlands Fund for Film and Worley Works. The film stars
Dayahang Rai and
Rabindra Singh Baniya in the lead roles alongside Asha Magrati, Sumi Malla, Amrit Pariyar, Deepak Chetri and Deshbhakta Khanal. The film is based on
Nepalese Civil War's conflict between royalists and Maoists.
It world premiered in the Horizons section at the
73rd edition of the
Venice Film Festival. It was later screened at the 2016
Toronto International Film Festival.
It was selected as the Nepali entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
When his father dies, anti-regime partisan Chandra must travel to his remote mountain village after nearly a decade away. Little Pooja is anxiously awaiting the man she thinks is her father, but she's confused when Chandra arrives with Badri, a young street orphan rumored to be his son. Chandra must face his brother Suraj, who was on the opposing side during the Nepali civil war. The two brothers cannot put aside political feelings while carrying their father's 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. Chandra searches for a solution in neighboring villages, among the police, guests at a local wedding, and rebel guerrillas...
Cast
*
Ganesh Neupane (Munal)
Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu d ...
as Kaaji
*
Dayahang Rai as Agni / Chandra
*Asha Magrati as Durga
*
Rabindra Singh Baniya as Suraj
*Sumi Malla as Pooja
*Amrit Pariyar as Badri
*
Pramod Agrahari as Police officer
*Deepak Chhetri as Priest
*Deshbhakta Khanal as Uncle
Awards
See also
*
List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
*
List of Nepalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
*
{{Nepal submission for Academy Awards
2016 films
2016 biographical drama films
Qatari drama films
American biographical drama films
Films directed by Deepak Rauniyar
2016 drama films
Nepalese Civil War films
Nepalese biographical films
2010s American films