Soongava: Dance of the Orchids

Soongava: Dance of the Orchids
	Film poster
Directed by	Subarna Thapa
Written by	Subarna Thapa
Starring	Saugat Malla; Deeya Maskey
Cinematography	Sara Cornu
Release date	4 January 2012;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali

Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (Nepali: सुनगाभा, translit. Soongava) is a 2012 Nepalese drama film written and directed by Subarna Thapa. It is Nepal's first lesbian film.[1] The film was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[2] but it was not nominated.

Cast

Saugat Malla as Milan
Deeya Maskey as Diya
Nisha Adhikari as Kiran

Reception

Critical response

Boyd van Hoeij writing for Variety, said the acting and technical aspects are passable, Hoeij further added "Unfortunately, the well-intentioned pic’s highly melodramatic (if tonally very serious) plotting and focus on a conservative, family-oriented society won’t do much to convince local queer youths that it does get better".[3] Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "It's true that Soongava is not exactly an epic tragedy in terms of story and look".[4]

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References

"Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". psfilmfest. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
"Soongava: Nepal's entry to the Oscars". ekantipur. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
Hoeij, Boyd van (30 January 2013). "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". Variety. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
"Soongava: Dance of the Orchids: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

External links

Soongava: Dance of the Orchids on IMDb

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[lesbian-1] "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". psfilmfest. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

[86th-2] "Soongava: Nepal's entry to the Oscars". ekantipur. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

[3] Hoeij, Boyd van (30 January 2013). "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". Variety. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[4] "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2020.