Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepal’s modern history, The Sari Soldiers a is an extraordinary story of six women’s courageous efforts to shape Nepal’s future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King’s crackdown on civil liberties. read more
THE SARI SOLDIERS
"It gives new meaning to the words courage and resilience."
- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"Impressive... give[s] credence to the old feminist saw that if women were given power, they would speedily put an end to war..."
- Variety
“Intimate and engrossing, the film gives us six commitments and hopes.”
- Stanley Kauffman, The New Republic
Upcoming Screenings | Additional Screenings
10/23/08 - Portland, Northwest Film Center, 7:00pm
10/24 - 10/28/08 - Santa Fe Film Center
10/25/08 - Seattle, Film, Faith and Justice Festival, 9:45pm
11/07/08 - Olympia, WA, Olympia Film Festival, 5:30pm
11/13/08 - Philadelphia, International House, 7:00pm
11/14/08 - South Bend, University of Notre Dame, 6:30pm & 9:30pm
11/14/08 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pravo Ljudski Human Rights Festival
11/17/08 - Trenton, College of New Jersey
11/18/08 - 11/21/08 - Montreal, Rencontres International Film Festival
- Filmmaker present at all screenings
- In Nepali with English subtitles
Get tickets online as soon as they are available. They may be difficult to get on the day of the screening.