A man from Kathmandu and his wife have been trying unsuccessfully to have a child. The man travels to the mountains of eastern Nepal to seek help from a miracle healer. The healer indeed has a magic potion for him but tells the man he must get back to his wife within thirty-six hours for the medicine to work. The bus that winds its way through the narrow streets, hills and valleys of Nepal is full of people who all need to be somewhere else in a hurry – to meet an internet chat lover, bring someone some money for medicine, or to visit their parents. But the travellers are obliged to stop again and again on account of general strikes, traffic jams, breakdowns and angry villagers. Some of these obstacles are overcome by the passengers themselves, who get to know each other during the trip – they even dress up as a wedding party in order to be allowed to keep moving. Meanwhile, at home, everything has changed … Deepak Rauniyar’s first feature-length drama is a road movie that is full of surprises and passion; it is also an unflinching portrayal of life in Nepal today.

Original Title Highway
German Title Highway
French Title Highway
Other Titles Highway
Directed by Deepak Rauniyar
Country Nepal
Available Formats DCP
Screenplay Abinash Bikram Shah
Film Editing David Barker
Soundtrack Richard Horowitz, Vivek Maddala
Cinematography Jyoti Keshar Simha , Apal Singh
Sound Binayak Aryal
Décors Rajan Khatiwada
Costumes Sushant Shrestha
Production Deepak Rauniyar
Runtime 75 Min.
Language Nepali/d/f
Actors
Dayahang Rai Manoj
Asha Maya Magrati Radhika
Shristi Ghimire Pooja
Karma Shakya Abiral
Rajan Khatiwada Fahrer
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