Highway to Dhampus
| Highway To Dhampus | |
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| Directed by | Rick McFarland |
| Produced by | John de Blas Williams |
| Starring | Rachel Hurd-Wood Gunner Wright Suesha Rana Raj Ballav Koirala Deshbhakta Khanal Sayush Gurung Bajracharya Sophie McShera Vinzenz Kiefer Masha Tokareva Sunil Shrestha |
| Cinematography | Rick McFarland |
| Music by | Sam Cardon |
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| Countries | United States Nepal |
| Languages | English Nepali |
Highway To Dhampus is a romantic drama film produced by John de Blas Williams and written, cinematography, and directed by Rick McFarland. Actors include Gunner Wright, who had previously worked on the movie "Love" and as the voice of Isaac Clarke in the Dead Space franchise, and Nepalese movie star Raj Ballav Koirala.
Plot
[edit]When Laxmi, headmistress of a small orphanage in Nepal, is visited by a rich socialite attempting to fix her image through charitable acts, a chain of events is set in motion that affects everyone involved. Ajit, the western-savvy bush pilot, Colt, the American photojournalist and chaperone, and even Elizabeth, the spoiled British heiress, all discover their own reasons to ultimately change for the better.
Cast
[edit]- Rachel Hurd-Wood as Elizabeth James
- Gunner Wright as Colt Morgan
- Suesha Rana as Laxmi
- Raj Ballav Koirala as Ajit Thapa
- Deshbhakta Khanal as Mahendra Sharma
- Sayush Gurung Bajracharya as Prabhujee
- Sophie McShera as Ginny Topham
- Vinzenz Kiefer as Nino Neumann
- Masha Tokareva as Sabina Kretchman
- Sunil Shrestha as Arjun
Production
[edit]The film is said to be based on McFarland's philanthropic experience in Nepal.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Daily Universe found the find was about "Change, forgiveness, love and grief in scenic and culturally rich Nepal".[2]
A mixed review in the Salt Lake City Weekly ends on the following assessment: "While the absence of cliché is a good start, the presence of a stronger arc would make for a better ending."[3] The film received another mixed review, stating the opposite, i.e. that it starts too slowly but gets better in the part set in Nepal, and that, despite a few clichés, some of the actors's performances were heartwarming.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Meyer, Sebastian (2016-02-09). "BYU filmmaker and philanthropist to screen Nepal movie on campus". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ Fruit, Bailey (2015-10-09). ""Highway to Dhampus" film premieres". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ Renshaw, Scott (2014-01-01). "Highway to Dhampus". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ Painter, Ryan (2015-10-09). "After a rough start 'Highway to Dhampus' becomes a journey worth taking". KUTV. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
External links
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- 2014 films
- 2015 films
- American drama films
- American independent films
- Films shot in Nepal
- Films set in Nepal
- British drama films
- British independent films
- Films scored by Sam Cardon
- Films shot in Pokhara
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films
- 2010s British films
- 2015 independent films
- English-language independent films