| White Sun | |
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 Film poster | |
| सेतो सुर्य | |
| Directed by | Deepak Rauniyar |
| Written by | Deepak Rauniyar David Barker |
| Produced by | Deepak Rauniyar Joslyn Barnes Tsering Rhitar Sherpa Michel Merkt |
| Starring | Dayahang Rai Rabindra Singh Baniya |
| Cinematography | Mark Ó'Fearghail |
| Edited by | David Barker |
| Music by | Vivek Maddala |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Countries | Nepal Netherlands Qatar United States |
| Language | Nepali |
White Sun or Seto Surya is a 2016 biographical war drama film directed by Deepak Rauniyar and co-written by Rauniyar, David Barker. It stars Dayahang Rai and Rabindra Singh Baniya in the lead roles alongside Asha Magrati, Sumi Malla, Amrit Pariyar, Deepak Chetri and Deshbhakta Khanal. The film is based on Nepalese Civil War's conflict between royalists and Maoists.[1]
It world premiered in the Horizons section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2] It was later screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the Nepali entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem (22 October 2016). "A chat with Deepak Rauniyar about his latest film, White Sun". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Neil Young (5 September 2016). "'White Sun' ('Seto Surya'): Film Review Venice 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Cameron Bailey. "White Sun - Seto Surya". TIFF. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Bhushan, Nyay (21 August 2017). "Oscars: Nepal Selects 'White Sun' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 October 2020.