White Sun

White Sun

Movie |

Nepal

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Adventure
  • Language(s): Nepali
  • Director(s): Deepak Rauniyar
  • Cast(s): Dayahang Rai, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Pramod Agrahari, Maotse Gurung, Asha Maya Magrati See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 27min
  • Music: Vivek Maddala
  • Award(s): National Film 2017 (Won)
    Satellite 2018 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Dying Candle, Pahuna: The Little Visitors
  • Story:
    Young Pooja lives with her mother in a village in Nepal. Though saddened by the death of her grandfather, she is secretly thrilled at the prospect of meeting the man she hopes may be her father — Chandra, a former Maoist guerrilla who is returning home after a decade-long civil conflict.
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STORY

Story
Young Pooja lives with her mother in a village in Nepal. Though saddened by the death of her grandfather, she is secretly thrilled at the prospect of meeting the man she hopes may be her father — Chandra, a former Maoist guerrilla who is returning home after a decade-long civil conflict.

AWARDS

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Won
National Film Award

Best Director | 2017 | Deepak

Interfilm Award

2016 | Deepak

(director) | 2016 | Deepak

Special Mention Award

Feature Films | 2017 | Deepak

Audience Award

2017 | Deepak

Don Quixote Award

2017 | Deepak

CICAE Award

Art Cinema Award | 2017

Ecumenical Jury Award

2017 | Deepak

Silver Screen Award

Best Asian Feature Film | 2016 | Deepak

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Nominations
Satellite Award

Best Motion Picture International Film | 2018

Grand Prize Award

Feature Film | 2017 | Deepak

KNF Award

2017 | Deepak

Grand Prix Award

2017 | Deepak

NETPAC Award

Best Asian Film | 2016 | Deepak

Venice Horizons Award

Best Film | 2016 | Deepak

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The film name "Seto Surya (White Sun)" refers to one of element of the National Flag of Nepal, which contains a white sun and a crescent moon in the red background with blue boarder in 2 different triangular section.

White Sun is Rauniyar's 2nd feature film. Co-incidentally, both his films revolve around a three day period. His first feature film "Highway (2012)" is about passengers stuck in Bandha (Road Strike) and their struggle to reach their destination, which they reach on their third day.

Officially selected for foreign Oscar from Nepal.

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 at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Popular Dialogues

"Durga: It's good to see you. Agni: Why are you marrying my brother? Durga: It's none of your business who i marry."

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