Kathmandu Lullaby

2012 Spanish film

Kathmandu Lullaby

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Spanish| Katmandú. Un espejo en el cielo
Directed by| Icíar Bollaín
Screenplay by| Icíar Bollaín
Based on| Una maestra en Katmandú
by Victòria Subirana
Starring| Verónica Echegui
Cinematography| Antonio Riestra
Edited by| Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Music by| Pascal Gaigne

Production
companies

* Media Films
* Es.docu

Release date

* 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03)[1]

Running time

| 96 minutes
Country| Spain
Languages|

* Spanish
* English

Kathmandu Lullaby[2] (Spanish: Katmandú. Un espejo en el cielo; transl. 'Katmandu, A Mirror in the Sky'), is a 2012 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín. The film received four Gaudí Awards nominations (Verónica Echegui won for best lead actress) and two Goya Awards nominations.[3][4] It is based on the book Una maestra en Katmandú by Victòria Subirana [ca].[5]

## Plot

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The plot follows Laia, a teacher working in a school in Kathmandu. She marries a local man, Tshiring, so she can remain in Nepal once her visa expires.[2]

## Cast

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* Verónica Echegui as Laila[2]
* Saumyata Bhattarai as Sharmila[2]
* Norbu Tsering Gurung as Tshiring[2]

## Production

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The film is a Media Films and Levinver/Es.docu production, and it had the collaboration of TVC, TVE and Canal+.[6]

## Accolades

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Year  | Award  | Category | Nominee(s)  | Result | Ref.

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2013 | 4th Gaudí Awards | Best Film Not in the Catalan Language | Nominated | [7][8]
Best Actress | Verónica Echegui | Won
Best Production Supervision | Carlos González de Jesús, Larry Levene, Anna Casinna | Nominated
Best Cinematography | Antonio Riestra | Nominated
26th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Icíar Bollaín | Nominated | [9]
Best Actress | Verónica Echegui | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ "Kathmandu Lullaby (Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e Holland, Jonathan (1 March 2012). "Kathmandu Lullaby". Variety.
3. ^ "Prize-winners - IV Gaudí Awards". Gaudí Awards. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
4. ^ "Katmandú. Un espejo en el cielo". Goya Awards. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
5. ^ Dopazo, Antonio (5 February 2012). "Katmandú: Un espejo en el cielo (por A. Dopazo)". La Opinión A Coruña.
6. ^ ""Katmandú. Un espejo en el cielo" arriba a la gran pantalla". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 30 January 2012.
7. ^ "Nominades - IV Premis Gaudí". Acadèmia del Cinema Català. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
8. ^ "'Mientras duermes', 'Eva', 'Chico & Rita' y 'Katmandú', participadas por TVE, conquistan 14 Premios Gaudí". RTVE. 7 February 2012.
9. ^ "Katmandú. Un espejo en el cielo". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

## External links

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* Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo at IMDb

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