Shambhala
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A woman embarks on a physical and spiritual journey across the Himalayas to find her husband, in this magnificently shot and illuminating Nepalese odyssey selected for Berlinale 2024.
In this remote community, traditions are undimmed by the 21st century, and the practice of polyandry (marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time) continues. Pema (Thinley Lhamo, impressive) embraces this, marrying Tashi and his two younger brothers: Karma, a monk, and schoolboy Dawa. The household is content – until Tashi fails to return from a trade trip to Lhasa. The heavily pregnant Pema sets out across the mountains to find him. The formidable trek ultimately becomes a spiritual odyssey as she seeks to find her shambhala, or place of tranquility.
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Min Bahadur Bham
Director
Min Bahadur Bham is a Nepalese filmmaker. His films have represented Nepal across Venice, Biennale, Rotterdam and Busan. Bham’s short Bansulli (2012) marked Nepal’s first entry into Venice; while his debut feature Kalo Pothi (2015) won the Fedora Best Film Award at Venice Critics Week, while also becoming Nepal’s official Oscar entry.
- Program Strand
- Features
- Year
- 2024
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Country
- Nepal, Norway, France, Hong Kong, Türkiye, Taiwan, USA, Qatar
- Language
- In Nepalese amd Tibetan with English subtitles
- Director
- Min Bahadur Bham
- Producer
- Min Bahadur Bham
- Cast
- Thinley Lhamo, Sonam Topden, Tenzin Dalha
- Screenwriter
- Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah
- Cinematographer
- Aziz Jan Baki
- Editor
- Liao Ching-Sung, Kiran Shrestha
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Focus on Women, South East Asia
- Company Credits
- Australian Distributor: Arcadia
