Kathmandu Lullaby
Katmandú: Un espejo en el cielo (original title)
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Logline
A teacher, her pupils and life's greatest lesson of all
Synopsis
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.
Cast and Crew
Cast: Verónica Echegui, Saumyata Bhattarai, Norbu Tsering Gurung, Jampa Kalsang Tamang, Bikram Pariyar, Muna Thami, Sangita Tamang, Aleix Rengel, Lluïsa Castell, Assun Planas, Montserrat Alcoverro, Ferran Lahoz, Andrea Bravo, Georgina Contreras, Passión Baltra
Writers: Victòria Subirana (Novel), Icíar Bollaín (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Antonio Riestra
Production Designer: Laia Colet, Anna Pujol Tauler
Editor: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Composer: Pascal Gaigne
Costume Designer: Sonia Grande
Production: Afrodita Audiovisual, A.I.E., Canal+ España, Es.Docu, The Kraken Films