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Soongava: Dance of the Orchids
Film poster
Directed bySubarna Thapa
Written bySubarna Thapa
StarringSaugat Malla
Deeya Maskey
CinematographySara Cornu
Release date
  • 4 January 2012 (2012-01-04)
Running time85 minutes
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali

Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (Nepali: सुनगाभा, translit. Soongava) is a 2012 Nepalese drama film written and directed by Subarna Thapa. It is Nepal's first lesbian film. The film was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Cast

Reception

Boyd van Hoeij writing for Variety, said the acting and technical aspects are passable, Hoeij further added "Unfortunately, the well-intentioned pic’s highly melodramatic (if tonally very serious) plotting and focus on a conservative, family-oriented society won’t do much to convince local queer youths that it does get better". Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "It's true that Soongava is not exactly an epic tragedy in terms of story and look".

See also

References

  1. "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". psfilmfest. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. "Soongava: Nepal's entry to the Oscars". ekantipur. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. Hoeij, Boyd van (30 January 2013). "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". Variety. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

External links

Nepalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film


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