White Sun or Seto Surya is a 2016

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film directed by

Deepak Rauniyar Deepak Rauniyar ( ne, दीपक रौनियार; born on 29 August 1978) is a Nepalese director, writer and producer. He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the direc ...

. Written by

, David Barker and Produced by Joslyn Barnes, Danny Glover, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, and

, under the banner of Aadi Productions with Louverture Films, The Bertha Foundation, Doha Film Institute, The Film Kitchen, Hubert Bals Fund, Mila Productions, Netherlands Fund for Film and Worley Works. The film stars

Dayahang Rai Dayahang Rai ( ne, दयाहाङ् राई) is a Nepali actor, director, and playwright. Dayahang is known for his uniqueness in Nepali cinema. He is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors of Nepal. He has starred in over 40 films ...

and

Rabindra Singh Baniya Rabindra Singh Baniya is a Nepali Actor, Producer and Theatre Actor/ Director. Prior to entering into Nepali cinema industry, he was highly involved in stage dramas. He is popularly known as "''Hanuman Ji''" "हनुमान जी" (Hindu God ...

in the lead roles alongside Asha Magrati, Sumi Malla, Amrit Pariyar, Deepak Chetri and Deshbhakta Khanal. The film is based on

Nepalese Civil War The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the former Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw fighting between the Nepalese royal government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) throughout the country ...

's conflict between royalists and Maoists. It world premiered in the Horizons section at the 73rd edition of the

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. It was later screened at the 2016

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. It was selected as the Nepali entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but it was not nominated.

Plot

When his father dies, anti-regime partisan Chandra must travel to his remote mountain village after nearly a decade away. Little Pooja is anxiously awaiting the man she thinks is her father, but she's confused when Chandra arrives with Badri, a young street orphan rumored to be his son. Chandra must face his brother Suraj, who was on the opposing side during the Nepali civil war. The two brothers cannot put aside political feelings while carrying their father's body down the steep mountain path to the river for cremation. Suraj storms off in a rage, leaving Chandra with no other men strong enough to help. Under pressure from the village elders, Chandra must seek help from outside the village to obey the rigid caste and discriminatory gender traditions he fought to eliminate during the war. Chandra searches for a solution in neighboring villages, among the police, guests at a local wedding, and rebel guerrillas...

Cast

* Ganesh Neupane (Munal) as Kaaji *

as Agni / Chandra *Asha Magrati as Durga *

as Suraj *Sumi Malla as Pooja *Amrit Pariyar as Badri *

Pramod Agrahari Pramod Agrahari (Nepali :प्रमोद अग्रहरि ) is a Nepali actor. He made his film debut from movie Uma. He is known for his films namely White Sun, Gangster Blues Gangster Blues ( ne, ग्यांगस्टार ब ...

as Police officer *Deepak Chhetri as Priest *Deshbhakta Khanal as Uncle

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* {{Nepal submission for Academy Awards 2016 films 2016 biographical drama films Qatari drama films American biographical drama films Films directed by Deepak Rauniyar 2016 drama films Nepalese Civil War films Nepalese biographical films 2010s American films

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