Kathmandu Lullaby
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Kathmandu Lullaby

A teacher, her pupils and life's greatest lesson of all

5.9 / 10 2011 1h 44mNR Spanish
RomanceDrama

Storyline

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 & Crew

Verónica Echegui

Verónica Echegui

Laia

Lead
SB

Saumyata Bhattarai

Sharmila

NT

Norbu Tsering Gurung

Tsering

JK

Jampa Kalsang Tamang

Riga

BP

Bikram Pariyar

Pemba

MT

Muna Thami

Kushila

ST

Sangita Tamang

Bimala

AR

Aleix Rengel

Dani

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Icíar Bollaín's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Kathmandu Lullaby is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker