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Elephants in the Fog

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In a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, Pirati is the matriarch of a Kinnar community. She dreams of escaping to a “normal” life with the man she is in love with. But when one of her daughters disappears, she must investigate and choose between love and responsibility to her community.

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Namrata Joshi Screen International Jun 25
Elephants in the Fog may be about the othering of the third sex, and the ignorance, prejudices and hatred of the mainstream, but the film treats them with sensitivity, respect and warmth. Go to Full Review
John Bleasdale Sight & Sound Jun 8
A powerful, beautiful and rich film, Elephants in the Fog asserts the elusive magic of love and how it escapes all traditional confines. Go to Full Review
Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express May 28
3/5
The portrait of a community under constant pressure, at the receiving end of disdain from ‘regular’ people, and opprobrium from within their own..is rendered with precision, and an authenticity : the performances feel natural and lived in. Go to Full Review
Joonatan Itkonen Region Free 15h
4/5
Elephants in the Fog is haunting and poignant, and it will break your heart. But it might also build it back up again. Go to Full Review
Dipankar Sarkar Vague Visages Jul 31
In Elephants in the Fog, a sense of belonging is fragile. It lasts only as long as it remains untested, and that idea lies at the heart of Shah’s darkly humane film. Go to Full Review
Lé Baltar Hammer to Nail Jul 10
Shah fashions a story of loss and liberation that is unsparing in its honesty and striking in its aesthetic. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis In a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, Pirati is the matriarch of a Kinnar community. She dreams of escaping to a “normal” life with the man she is in love with. But when one of her daughters disappears, she must investigate and choose between love and responsibility to her community.
Director
Abinash Bikram Shah
Screenwriter
Abinash Bikram Shah
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Nepali
Runtime
1h 43m
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