White Sun

Sep 7, 2016

1h 27m

★ 7.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

Production Companies

Worley Works

Aadi Productions

Louverture Films

Bertha Foundation

DFI

Film Kitchen

Hubert Bals Fund

Mila Productions

Netherlands Fund for Film

White Sun Trailers

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Cast

Agni / Chandra / Bhim

Dayahang Rai

Durga

Asha Magrati

Suraj

Rabindra Singh Baniya

Pooja

Sumi Malla

Badri

Amrit Pariyar

Shova

Sarada Adhikari

Priest

Deepak Chhetri

Uncle

Deshbhakta Khanal

Kaji

Ganesh Munal

Policeman

Pramod Agrahari

Guerilla chief

Maotse Gurung

Aunt

Pramila Tulachan

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