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.
Cinematography
Nepal's mountains as silent witness to generational trauma
Acting
Dayahang Rai's face holds ten years of war and regret
Direction
Rauniyar lets silence do the screaming
Director
Deepak Rauniyar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Nepal's Ramechhap district, the film captures authentic post-war village dynamics rarely seen on screen—cast includes non-professional locals who lived through the conflict.
Pooja's name deliberately echoes the Hindu ritual of worship, framing her as the innocent devotee to fathers who never deserved her prayers.
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