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Kathmandu (2012)

Kathmandu poster
Original title
קטמנדו
Directed by
Emil Ben-Shimon
Genre
drama
Country
Israel
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Chabad Hasidic family lives abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal. The story follows their daily experiences and relationships as they navigate life far from home.

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What happens

Kathmandu is a 2012 Israeli television miniseries depicting the lives of a Chabad Hasidic Jewish family living in Kathmandu, Nepal. The 13-episode series was produced by the Israeli company Reshet. The main characters of the series, "Shmulik" (Michael Moshonov) and "Mushkie" (Nitzan Levartovsky), are based on the lives of Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz and Rebbetzin Chani Lifshitz who are the Chabad emissaries in Nepal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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