Jhola (2013)

Director
Yadav Kumar Bhattarai

Main cast
Garima Panta; Desh Bhakta Khanal; Sujal Nepal; Laxmi Giri; Deepak Chhetri

Genres
Drama

Description
The Sati system was abolished decades ago but Jhola is still relevant to today's Nepal where, unfortunately, cases of sexual harassment, violence against women, trafficking remain all too common.


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