White Sun
“That so packed (and pictorially arresting) a scenario is not only well-acted — from the kids to the elders — but handled with emotional intelligence and even eye-rolling humor, speaks to Rauniyar’s narrative gifts regarding matters of his homeland.”
Robert Abele, The Los Angeles Times
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...
“It’s a seemingly ordinary event that sets off a series of minor and major dramas, as well as a touch of comedy, and which speaks to the nation’s lingering schism… Even as the director, Deepak Rauniyar, turns opposition into a structuring principle, he creates a satisfyingly holistic work.”
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Nepal's official selection for 90th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film.
Premiere
Venice International Film Festival 2016 (Orizontti Competition)
Toronto International Film Festival 2016
Busan International Film Festival 2016
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2016
Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid 2016
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017
New Directors / New Films 2017
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2017
Sydney Film Festival 2017
Edinburg International Film Festival 2017
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2017
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2017
Locarno Film Festival (Open Doors) 2018
Awards
Interfilm Award (Venice Film Festival)
Silver Screen Award for Best Film (Singapore International Film Festival)
New Voices / New Vision Grand Jury Prize (Palm Spring Film Festival)
Audience Award, Don Quixote Award and Ecumenical Jury Award (Fribourg International Film Festival)
CICAE Art Cinema Award (Loft Film Festival)
Partners
Producing Partner – Louverture Films LLC
Co-Producer – The FiLm Kitchen
World Sales –The Match Factory
Supported by
Doha Film Insitute, Hubert Bals Fund, Netherland Film Fund, Tribeca Film Institute, Jerome Foundation, Asian Cultural Council
Distributors
United States – Kimstim
Lebanon –Moving Turtle
Switzerland – Trigon Films
Netherlands / Belgium – Mooov
Sweden – Swedish Federation of Film Societies
China – Time-In-Portrait Entertainment
Nepal – Popcorn Pictures
Executive producer Danny Glover joins Deepak Rauniyar for Deadline Hollywood screening Q&A of White Sun in Los Angeles.
