The Gold-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain

The Gold-Laden Sheep and The Sacred Mountain (Nepali: Sona Dhwandi Bhed Te Suchha Pahad / सोना ढ्वांदी भेड ते सुच्चा पहाड़) is a Nepalese mystery drama film directed by Ridham Janve.

The Gold-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain
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NepaliSona Dhwandi Bhed Te Suchha Pahad
Directed byRidham Janve
Written byRidham Janve, Akshay Singh
CinematographySaurabh Monga
Edited byKratika Adhikari
Production
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Dark Matter Pictures NFDC
Distributed byDark Matter Pictures
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesNepali, Hindi

Plot

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Two shepherds living on top of an unknown mountain go searching for an aircraft that crash landed somewhere nearby even as different teams sent by the aircraft's team get lost on the mountain.

Cast

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  • Lokendra Gurung
  • Arjun Pant

Production

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Shooting

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The film was shot for 21 days in high Himalaya using equipment powered by portable battery that was charged by solar energy.[citation needed]

Sound design

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The film uses very minimal background score and Sound designer Bigyna Dahal used specific ambiance sounds from the location. Director Ridham Janve and Bigyna Dahal has spent 20 additional days in the remote mountains with a custom made solar power house for MixPre-10T to record these sounds.[citation needed]

Release

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The film was released in India on 4 November 2018 at Dharamshala International Film Festival and worldwide on 28 January 2019 at International Film Festival Rotterdam.[citation needed]

Awards

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2019 Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Nominated for Best Feature Film[1][2] 2019 Mumbai Film Festival[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Gold-Laden Sheep and The Sacred Mountain (Sona Dhwandi Bhed Te Suchha Pahad)". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Chinese Films Dominate Nominations List". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Festival catalog" (PDF). www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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