Panchayat

Overview

A film that revolves around a girl who confronts social taboos of the Chhaupadi tradition, which prohibits Hindu women and girls from participating in normal family activities while menstruating as they are considered “impure”. Set in the seventies, the film’s title refers to Nepal’s Panchayat system of self-rule, which was abolished in 1990.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 2017

Original language

Nepali

Spoken languages

Nepali

Countries

Nepal

Production

Kalawati Films,Nilam Films,Hetauda Movie Maker Team

Cast

Neeta Dhungana,Saroj Khanal,Rupa Rana,Ganesh Giri,Jahanwi Basnet,Bishal Pahari,Gita Adhikari,Kiran Thapa

Director

Shivam Adhikari

Writer

Shivam Adhikari

Producer

Shankar Subedi,Sushant Kumar Shrestha,Rabi Adhikari

Cinematography

Rameshwor Karki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7983428