THE BLACK HEN
synopsis
We are in the year 2001, a temporary ceasefire brings a much-needed break to a small war-torn village in Northern Nepal, bringing much joy among the residents. Prakash and Kiran, two young close friends, are also starting to feel the change in the air. Though they are divided by caste and social creed, they remain inseparable, and start raising a hen given to Prakash by his sister, with hopes to save money by selling her eggs. However, the hen goes missing. To find it, they embark on a journey, innocently unaware of the tyranny brought by the fragile ceasefire.
international title: | The Black Hen |
original title: | Kalo Pothi |
country: | Nepal, France, Germany, Switzerland |
sales agent: | Wide Management |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Min Bahadur Bham |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah |
cast: | Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukra Raj Rokaya, Jit Bahadur Malla, Hansha Khadka, Benisha Hamal |
cinematography by: | Aziz Zhambakiyev |
film editing: | Aziz Zhambakiyev, Nimesh Shrestha |
art director: | Menuka Rai |
costumes designer: | Nanda Keshar Bham, Tara Khatri |
producer: | Min Bahadur Bham, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa |
co-producer: | Catherine Dussart, Anna Katchko |
production: | CDP - Catherine Dussart Productions, Tandem Production, Mila Productions Pvt. Lrd, Shooney Films Pvt. Lrd |
distributor: | Les Acacias |