A triad of cinematic delights

The Post brings to you reviews of three films screened at this year’s Nepal International Film Festival: ‘Bulaki’ (Nepal), ‘She Wins’ (Poland) and ‘Everything is Nothing’ (Bangladesh).

The film ‘Bulaki’, directed by Laxman Sunar, pulls you into the rural village life of the western Karnali region of Nepal. The Maoist insurgency is ongoing—although the significance of this is remiss besides marking the period the movie is set in. In fact, the focus of the film is not war and insurgency, it’s the Jaari tradition, its roots and its consequences. ‘Bulaki’ is a simple story that depicts the complexities of human life and reality driven by the constraints and stakes of a patriarchal society. And it does so well.