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SOONGAVA – DANCE OF THE ORCHIDS

By Subarna THAPA

CITE FILMS - as SALES / PROD

Drama - Completed 2012

A love story between two young Nepalese women is shattered by local morals and tradition.

- Year of production
- 2012
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- FRANCE, NEPAL
- Languages
- Other
- Budget
- 3 - 5 M$
- Duration
- 85 mn
- Director(s)
- Subarna THAPA
- Writer(s)
- Subarna THAPA
- Cast
- Deeya MASKEY, Nisha ADHIKARI, Saugat MALLA
- Producer(s)
- Virginie LACOMBE (Rapsodie Production), Raphaël BERDUGO (Cité Films), Subarna THAPA (Ami Films)
- Synopsis
- Kathmandu - 2011.
  Diya, aged 22, is training hard to become a traditional Nepalese dancer. But her hopes are shattered when her parents arrange for her to marry a stranger. When the deep friendship she has with her girlfriend Kiran becomes more passionate, Diya breaks things off with her fiancé. The young women’s decision to live together – flying in the face of local morals and tradition – exposes them to very real danger.