Panchayat (2017)

Directed by Shivam Adhikari2h 18mDrama,History

A film that revolves around a girl who confronts social taboos of the Chhaupadi tradition, which prohibits Hindu women and girls from participating in normal family activities while menstruating as they are considered “impure”. Set in the seventies, the film’s title refers to Nepal’s Panchayat system of self-rule, which was abolished in 1990.

Year

2017

Country

Language

Nepali

Release date

31 December 2017

TMDB

9.5 (2)

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