No Winter Holidays

ढोरपाटन (Dhorpatan )

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A poetic and intimate portrait of two lifelong rivals, who are forced to share an empty village during the dead of winter.
What would you do if your entire village abandoned you for a whole, freezing winter, with no companionship save for the presence of the other wife to your dead husband? Set amidst the high altitude of the Nepalese Himalayas, No Winter Holidays records life for Ratima and Kalima as they work to look after their village during a harsh and unforgiving season. Both in their seventies, they gradually come to accept each other’s presence, aware that surviving in this climate depends on their relying on each other. Stunningly shot, capturing the full magnificence of the mountain landscape while never losing focus on its subjects, Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey’s film is a fascinating portrait of rivalry, loneliness, old age and womanhood.

Film details

  • Director(s)
    Rajan Kathet, Sunir Pandey
  • Country(s)
    Nepal, South Korea, Romania
  • Year
    2023
  • Duration
    79 mins
  • Producer(s)
    Rajan Kathet / Salpa Films, Sunir Pandey / 129 Film Company, Gary Kam Byung-Seok / Mirror & Story, Cristina Hanes / NoCut Film Collective, Isabella Rinaldi / NoCut Film Collective
  • Cinematography
    Babin Dulal
  • Editing
    Kiran Shrestha
  • Sound
    Cyrus Tang, Dikesh Khadgi Shahi, Kishore Acharya
  • Scoring/Composition
    Rajan Shrestha
  • Language(s)
    Nepali
  • Subtitles
    English Subtitles Throughout
  • Certification
    Unclassified 18+

Book tickets

No Winter Holidays + Q&A
Sat 17 June 15:30 - 17:09
The Light - Screen 6
Q&A with directors Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey. Moderated by Stephanie Stapleton.
No Winter Holidays + Q&A
Sun 18 June 18:30 - 20:09
Showroom - Splice Post Screen 1
Q&A with directors Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey. Moderated by Amelia Mathers

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