Review of White Sun

What worked: This movie has to be undoubtedly one of the best movies to come from Nepal in the last two decades. I have been a fan of Deepak from his starting phase in his filmmaking. I remember watching Pooja in Nepal international film festival and was blown away by the movie. This one shows his level of growth as a filmmaker, making it a very powerful and enjoyable watch. What stunned me is the right balance of all elements that make a great movie. It's a very beautifully written and executed piece of art. His strong aspect is the use of dialogues that are more humane and natural than most of his contemporaries in the Nepali movie industry.Cinematography is great and what adds to the authenticity is the simplicity and the natural acting by the supporting casts. Also, the movie is metaphorical and satirical, and depicts both the federal and revolutionary citizens of the nation with the layered meaning throughout the narrative. The use of child psychology is a very wise decision and I am hugely impressed by this.This symbolic movie cracks the Pandora box of what makes a great movie. What did not work: Probably the anti conclusive nature of the movie make it a less pessimistic rather than optimistic movie although our interpretation may symbol hope and happy ending. I would have been happier to see the movie had some positive perspective from the eye of the girl or even the boy despite the satirical and speechless scenes leading to the finale Final verdict: highly recommended, one of the few movies that can represent one of the many cultures from Nepal