When & where?
- zaterdag, March 27, 2010 - 16:00
Filmhuis Den Haag zaal 3
- maandag, March 29, 2010 - 19:15
Filmhuis Den Haag zaal 6
Talkshows & debates
The Sari Soldiers - Q&A Mandira Sharma
zaterdag, March 27, 2010 - 16:00
After the film, Opzij journalist Renate van der Zee will moderate the Q&A with Mandira Sharma and filmmaker Julie Bridgham.
The Sari Soldiers - Panel Discussion
maandag, March 29, 2010 - 19:15
Opzij journalist Renate van der Zee will discuss the film with Nepalese human rights advocate Mandira Sharma, director Julie Bridgham, and Michelle Parlevliet, Senior Conflict Transformation Advisor for the Danish government in Nepal.
The Sari Soldiers
Julie Bridgham
Dutch premiere
When Devi, mother of a fifteen-year-old daughter, witnesses her niece being killed by the Royal Army of Nepal, she decides to speak out in public on this crime. In retaliation for her open-heartedness the army kidnaps her daughter. 'The Sari Soldiers' follows Devi on her quest to find her daughter and in her struggle for justice. Apart from Devi, five other brave women are portrayed who, based on different convictions, try to shape Nepal’s future. They do this against the background of an intensifying civil war between the armed forces and the Maoist insurgents. The rebels have stepped up against king Gyanendra who is in power since his brother killed their father in 2001. The new king does not have much consideration for democracy and seeks to curtail civil liberties in Nepal. Although the women have different points of view regarding the conflict, director Julie Bridgham has succeeded admirably in getting their stories across. The documentary has received several prizes, including the Nestor Almendros Prize from the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
The Nepalese human rights defender Mandira Sharma, who received the Human Rights Watch Award in 2006 and 2007, will be present at the festival.
Nepal, United States 2008, 92 min.
Documentary, Video,
Spoken language: English, Nepali
Subtitles: Engels
Official website: http://www.sarisoldiers.com, www.butterlampfilms.com
Awards: Nestor Almendros Prize - Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2009 Grand Jury Prize - Tri-Continental Film Festival 2009 Best of Festival Prize - Watch Docs 2009 Special Jury Award - One World Human Rights Documentary Festival 2008 Special Jury Mention - Sau
Productions:
Women make movies
Julie Whang
jw@wmm.com
+ 1 212-925-0606 x305
http://www.wmm.com
Dutch distribution:
Illumina Films
robin@illuminafilms.nl
020-6248395
www.illuminafilms.com
World sales:
Illumina Films
robin@illuminafilms.nl
020-6248395
www.illuminafilms.com
