Kagbeni

Jan 11, 2008

2h 10m

★ 7.2

Overview

"Kagbeni" transplants the famous horror story, "The Monkey's Paw", to the mountains of Nepal. Krishna has returned to his village (Kagbeni) from Malaysia, and is reminiscing with his old friend Ramesh. They come upon an old hermit, who presents them with a cursed monkey's paw that has the power both to grant wishes, and twist their meaning to cause tragedies.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

Quest Entertainment

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Cast

Pema

Pooja Gurung

Bardaan

Vivek Gurung

Ramesh

Saugat Malla

Tara

Deeya Maskey

Bishnu

Hanif Mohammed

Krishna

Nima Rumba

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Kagbeni

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