Released:
2011-12-07

Overview:
Kathmandu, Nepal, early 1990s. Laia, a young teacher from Catalonia, Spain, works at a local school in the slums of the city where poverty reigns. Her personal path, besieged by a harsh sum of indescribable social conditions, will be a struggle against a nefarious educational system, but a journey of self-discovery as well.

Director:
Icíar Bollaín

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Romance, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Verónica Echegui
  as
  Laia
• 
  Saumyata Bhattarai
  as
  Sharmila
• 
  Norbu Tsering Gurung
  as
  Tsering
• 
  Jampa Kalsang Tamang
  as
  Riga
• 
  Bikram Pariyar
  as
  Pemba