Kathmandu Lullaby (2011)
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.
Director:
Icíar Bollaín
Writer:
Icíar Bollaín
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Verónica Echegui as Laia |
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Saumyata Bhattarai as Sharmila |
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Norbu Tsering Gurung as Tsering |
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Jampa Kalsang Tamang as Riga |
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Bikram Pariyar as Pemba |
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Muna Thami as Kushila |
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Sangita Tamang as Bimala |
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Aleix Rengel as Dani |
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Lluïsa Castell as Madre de Laia |
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Assun Planas as Monja |
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Montserrat Alcoverro as Partera |
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Ferran Lahoz as Padre de Laia |
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Andrea Bravo as Laia (9 años) |
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Georgina Contreras as Inma (15 años) |
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Passión Baltra as Inma (5 años) |
| Directing | Icíar Bollaín | Director |
| Writing | Victòria Subirana | Novel |
| Writing | Icíar Bollaín | Screenplay |
| Sound | Pascal Gaigne | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Antonio Riestra | Director of Photography |
| Art | Laia Colet | Production Design |
| Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Grande | Costume Design |
| Art | Anna Pujol Tauler | Art Direction |