Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen)

Director: Min Bahadur Bham
Country: India / Canada
Year: 2017

Set against Nepal’s 10-year civil war, Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen) tells the tale of the unlikely bond between Prakash and Kiran, boys from different castes who set out on a quixotic adventure. During a temporary cease-fire they start raising a hen, hoping to make money selling eggs. But when the hen goes missing, their search for her forces the boys to confront firsthand the country’s violence and their own grief, anger, and fear. They draw strength from their friendship, summoning the hope and the determination necessary to bring the black hen home.