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
Montserrat Alcoverro's headshot

Montserrat Alcoverro

Partera
Lluïsa Castell's headshot

Lluïsa Castell

Madre de Laia
Ferran Lahoz's headshot

Ferran Lahoz

Padre de Laia
Aleix Rengel's headshot

Aleix Rengel

Dani
Jampa Kalsang Tamang's headshot

Jampa Kalsang Tamang

Riga

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