| Director: | Fidel Devkota |
|---|---|
| Production: | Icefall Productions (Ram Krishna Pokharel, Shova Thapa), Film Council Productions, Cine Sankipa |
| Running Time: | 87’ |
| Language: | Nepali |
| Country: | Nepal, Sri Lanka |
| Main Cast: | Saugat Malla, Prabin Khatiwada, Bipin Karki, Shristhi Shrestha, Sonam Lama, Anju Deuja, B. Bishowkarma |
| Screenplay: | Fidel Devkota
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| Cinematographer: | Sushan Prajapati |
| Editor: | Saman Alvitigala
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| Production Designer: | Ramlal Khadka |
| Costume Designer: | Sujan Pariyar |
| Music: | Uttsav Budhathoki |
| Sound: | Shrawal Raj Pandey, Sudeepta Sadhukhan |
| Visual Effects: | Rivinu Amanda |
Cinema
The Red Suitcase
Orizzonti
Synopsis
A pick-up truck driver leaves Kathmandu airport for a two-day drive with a delivery arriving from abroad to a remote mountain village. On the high road, a solitary figure slowly makes his way, wheeling a small red suitcase toward the same village.
Director's Statement
The film reflects the spirit of the youth in Nepal today, who live in growing political and economic uncertainty. Although it is a fictional film, the threads of the narrative are based on events that may be hard to believe, but are related as true in fables, myths, and allegories of the region.
I intend to bring my discipline as an anthropologist into the world of fiction and experiment with meticulous ethnographical details that can deepen emotions and drive the narrative forward.
We also worked at exploring and representing the visual cultures of Nepal. There are numerous aspects of the film that stem from local culture, such as the offerings of incense and mirrors on the sides of the highway to appease the deity of the area that the driver often passes through.
We spent a lot of time scouting for locations that suited my particular vision of the film. I was looking for surreal landscapes that communicated melancholy, representing the loneliness of each character. We adopted a classical cinematography, strongly influenced by the works of masters such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, and Hou Hsiao-hsien. The use of long takes and static shots came naturally to me, but also seemed to fit perfectly with the narrative.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION: Ram Krishna Pokharel, Shova Thapa - Icefall Productions
Jyatha, Thamel
44600 – Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel. +977 15312622
Mob. +977 9801073904
info@icefallproductions.com
http://www.icefallproductions.com
OTHER COPRODUCTIONS: Film Council Productions, Srilanka and Cine Sankipa, Nepal
WORLD SALES: Anna Krupnova - Reason8 Films
19-21 Crawford St, #482
W1H 1PJ – London, United Kingdom
ak@reason8films.com
PRESS OFFICE: Lucius Barre
Tel. +1 917353 2268
luciusbarre@gmail.com
