A Beautiful Flower (2003)

Name: A Beautiful Flower
Released: 2003-02-04

1h 48m

Running Time

Plot.

The film highlights the changing lives and ways of the Limbu people, an ethnic minority residing in rural eastern Nepal. It is a story of a young Limbu girl's struggle with cultural traditions, the impact of local medical practices on her life, and the effect of her actions on her community. The struggles of Numa, the young girl, represent the lives of many other young Nepali women, torn between fulfilling her desires and cultural traditions.

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Cast & Crew.

Prem Subba

Anupama Subba

Niwahangma Limboo

Alok Nembang

Ramesh Singhak

Kajiman Kandangwa

Story

Nhyoo Bajracharya

Music

Saraswati Hangshrong

Producer

Sameera Jain

Editor

Nabin Subba

Screenplay / Director

Raju Thapa

Cinematography

Anup Baral

CastingDirector

Details.

Release Date
February 4, 2003

Original Name
Numafung

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 48m

Last updated: 2024-10-28

Wiki.

Numafung [nʊmɑːfʊŋ] is a 2004 Nepali-language film that portrays the culture and tradition of the Limbu community. It is directed by Nabin Subba, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was screened at the Thirteenth Finnish Indigenous Film Festival. The lead characters in the movie are Anupama Subba, Niwahangma Limbu, Prem Subba, Alok Nembang and Ramesh Singhak. Numafung means a "beautiful flower" in the Limbu language. The majority of shooting took place at Panchthar, Nepal, and in Sikkim and Assam.