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The Black Hen

Kalo Pothi

2015

Min Bahadur Bham

Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukra Raj Rokaya, Jit Bahadur Malla, Hansha Khadka ...

6.0

154

Drama We are in the year 2001, a temporary ceasefire brings a much-needed break to a small war-torn village in Northern Nepal, bringing much joy among the residents. Prakash and Kiran, two young close friends, are also starting to feel the change in the air. Though they are divided by caste and social creed, they remain inseparable, and start raising a hen given to Prakash by his sister, with hopes to save money by selling her eggs. However, ... [+]

	Author	Review
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"With a nod to Robert Flaherty's ethnographs, director Min Bahadur Bham conveys a sense of centuries of unchanged, pre-industrial living, suddenly encroached by modernity. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"A tough-love drama with shades of 'Bicycle Thieves'. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This is an engaging movie and a valuable debut, notable for disturbing and unexpected dream sequences (...) sequences that reminded me of Buñuel's 'Los Olvidados'. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"It appears to be a simple tale about two boys in a remote (...) rural community on a quest to retrieve a hen that one's father has sold. From such a simple beginning, director Min Bahadur Bham is able to portray an entire society. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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