Kathmandu Lullaby (2011)

  • NR
  • 12/07/2011 (ES)
  • Romance, Drama
  • 1h 44m

A teacher, her pupils and life's greatest lesson of all

Overview

Kathmandu, Nepal, early 1990s. Laia, a young teacher from Catalonia, Spain, works at a local school in the slums of the city where poverty reigns. Her personal path, besieged by a harsh sum of indescribable social conditions, will be a struggle against a nefarious educational system, but a journey of self-discovery as well.

Icíar Bollaín

Director, Screenplay

Victòria Subirana

Novel

Cast

Verónica Echegui's headshot

Verónica Echegui

Laia
Saumyata Bhattarai's headshot

Saumyata Bhattarai

Sharmila
Norbu Tsering Gurung's headshot

Norbu Tsering Gurung

Tsering
Jampa Kalsang Tamang's headshot

Jampa Kalsang Tamang

Riga
Bikram Pariyar's headshot

Bikram Pariyar

Pemba
Muna Thami's headshot

Muna Thami

Kushila
Sangita Tamang's headshot

Sangita Tamang

Bimala
Aleix Rengel's headshot

Aleix Rengel

Dani

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