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A Place Under the Sun
Directed byJason Lopchan
Screenplay byJason Lopchan
Produced by
  • 1 Squad Films
  • Umesh Khadka
Starring
  • Min Ghalan
  • Meera Gurung
  • Amshu Sharma
  • Biplov Gauli
  • Prajan Poudel
  • Prabesh MC
  • Riden Shrestha
CinematographyPrabin Limbu
Edited byJason Lopchan
Production
company
One Squad Films Pvt. Ltd.
Running time
105 minutes
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali

A Place Under the Sun (Nepali: सुर्य मुनि एक ठाउँ) is a 2024 Nepali Crime Drama film, written and directed by Jason Lopchan under the banner of One Squad Films Pvt. Ltd..[1] The film stars Min Ghalan, Meera Gurung, Biplov Gauli, Amshu Sharma, Prajan Poudel, Prabesh MC and Riden Shrestha.[2]

The film is entirely shot on Iphone 14 Pro Max and is the first ever Nepali film to do so. The film is produced by 1 Squad Films and co-produced by Umesh Khadka. A Place Under the Sun is written, directed and edited by Jason Lopchan. Prabin Limbu serves as the direction of photography.[3][4]

The film received praised for its unorthodox storytelling, striking cinematography, and strong performances from the cast, though some criticism were aimed towards extremely long takes and sound design.[5][6][7]

The film's trailer was official released on OSR Digital and the film on Amazon Prime Video.[8][9][10][11]

Cast

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  • Min Ghalan
  • Meera Gurung
  • Biplov Gauli
  • Amshu Sharma
  • Prajan Poudel
  • Prabesh MC[12]

Production

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In February 2023, Director Jason Lopchan, after his first feature film got stuck indefinitely in post-production,[13][14] announced his second feature film titled, "A Place Under the Sun". Due to budget constraints, they decided on shooting the entire film with an Iphone 14 Pro Max. Director Jason Lopchan and Cinematographer Prabin Limbu were heavily inspired by Steven Soderbergh's High Flying Bird and Unsane. [15]

Principal photography began on April 19, 2023, in various places of Chitwan.[16] On 17 September 2023, the team announced they had finished their entire production phase by releasing a first look poster of the movie.[17]

Marketing

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The team at Special Screening

Prior to release, the movie held a special screening of movie on September 13, 2024 at CDC Cinemas, Sundhara.[18][19] The special screening was attended by film-maker and poet Upendra Subba, Shailendra D. Karki, Subarna Thapa, Singer Yash Kumar, Actors Prabin Khatiwada, Abhay Baral and various film critics and media personalities alike.[20] The film was widely appreciated and received praise for its offbeat storytelling, cinematography and the performances of the entire cast.[21][22][23]

Release

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A Place Under the Sun was released in October 29 2024, in Amazon Prime Video, holding a 4.6 rating on it.[24][25]

(from left to right) Film-maker Upendra Subba, Subarna Thapa and Shailendra D. Karki at the premiere of the movie. [26]
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