| Kalo Pothi: The Black Hen | |
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| Directed by | Min Bahadur Bham |
| Screenplay by | Min Bahadur Bham & Abinash Bikram Shah |
| Story by | Min Bahadur Bham Abinash Bikram Shah Santosh Bhattarai Kushang Rai |
| Produced by | Anna Katchko Tsering Rhitar Sherpa Min Bahadur Bham Debaki Rai Catherine Dussart Anup Thapa |
| Starring | Khadka Raj Nepali Sukraj Rokaya Jit Bahadur Malla Benisha Hamal Hansa Khadka Nanda Prashad Khatri Bipin Karki Praween Khatiwada |
| Music by | Jason Kunwar |
Production companies | Shooney Films (Nepal) Mila Productions (Nepal) Kaldhungi Films (Nepal) Tandem Production (Germany) CDP (France) |
| Distributed by | WIDE Management (FRANCE) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
| Budget | रु 30 Million |
| Box office | रु 100,690,340 |
Kalo Pothi: The Black Hen (Nepali: Kalo Pothi) is a 2015 drama film directed by Min Bahadur Bham and produced by Anna Katchko, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, Min Bahadur Bham, Debaki Rai, Catherine Dussart and Anup Thapa.
The story takes place in Mugu, a district in north-west Nepal in 2001 during the Nepalese civil war (1996–2006). It is the first Nepali film to be screened at the Venice Film Festival.[1][2] It was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[3] It is also the highest grossing Nepali film in overseas and one of the highest-grossing films in Nepal.
- ^ "Kalo Pothi First Nepali film to screen at Venice Film Festival". myrepublica.com. 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Kalo Pothi at Venice Film Fest". The Himalayan Times. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (6 September 2016). "Oscars: Nepal Selects 'Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen)' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2016.