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Boksi Ko Ghar (2024)

Boksi Ko Ghar poster
Original title
बोक्सीको घर
Country
Nepal
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman in a Nepali community is accused of being a witch due to superstitious beliefs. The film follows her painful experience dealing with persecution and violence from the people around her.

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What happens

Boksi Ko Ghar (Nepali: बोक्सीको घर, transl. A Witch's House) is a 2024 Nepali psychological social-thriller film written and directed by Sulakshyan Bharati. It is based on a play written by Bharati himself, that focuses on issue of violence against women based on superstitious systems of witchcraft prevailed in Nepali society. The film is produced by Badri Adhikari under the banner of Keki Adhikari Films. The film features Keki Adhikari in the lead role with Shupala Sapkota, Swechchha Raut in supporting roles. It tells a painful story of a woman who is labelled as “witch” by her community. The film released on April 26, 2024, with positive reviews from the critics and audiences alike. It was a superhit venture at the Nepal box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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