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Blue Flower (Striving for the Impossible)

Synopsis

Tilak, a gentle and reserved gay Nepali man in a rural setting is forced to marry a girl (Urmila, a school-teacher) by his family. How do the couple navigate social pressures (including not being able to produce a child) as well as take care of their needs.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
39 min
Format
35mm
Director
Sunil Babu Pant, Pradhumna Mishra
Executive Producer
Sunil Babu Pant
Editor
Krishna Bhandari
Screenwriter
Sayad Durga Bahadur Karki
Director of Photography
Pradhumna Mishra
Production Designer
Yam Prasad Oli
Sound
Sagar Shrestha
Composer
Binod Kumar Bhujel
Principal cast
Sagar Ghimire, Urmila Karki, Ghanashyam Joshi

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Human Rights Asian Drama

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Sunil Babu Pant

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