Join us for a film screening and discussion with director Deepak Rauniyar, moderated by Julie Malozzi, Lecturer on Art, Film, and Visual Studies and Administrative Director of the Film Study Center, Harvard University.
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About the film:
When two boys are kidnapped in a border town in Nepal, Detective Inspector Pooja is sent from Kathmandu to solve the case, forcing her to leave her wife and her ailing father behind. But when she arrives to investigate, the brewing political unrest and violent protests throw her off course, and she is forced to seek help from Mamata, a local Madhesi policewoman. By putting aside systemic racial and homophobic discrimination and pushing through everyday misogyny, the women solve the case—but at what personal cost? Inspired by real events which took place in Southern Nepal during the 2015 race protests.
Pooja, Sir (2024). 118 minutes. Nepal/United States/Norway
