MOVIE DETAILS:
With contrasting and conflicted characters, Red Monsoon explores themes like violence, domestic abuse, marriage, adultery, broken relationships and social taboos - all tangled up in an inner-city society, caught in the shackles of patriarchy.
A debut feature film by Eelum Dixit that enjoyed audiences at international film festivals like MAMI 2013 (Mumbai), KIMFF 2013 (Kathmandu), TNFF 2015 (Toronto) and more, Red Monsoon is a fast-paced yet emotional domestic drama set in Patan and Lalitpur, Nepal during a time of political unrest in the city.
Written and Directed by: Eelum Mani Dixit
Story by: Karuna Sharma and Eelum Mani Dixit
Produced by: Ruth Moe and Ajaya Upadhaya
Creative Producer: Douglas MacHugh
Casting Director: Samuna KC
Krishna: Sandip Chhetri
Karuna: Shristi Ghimire
Chetana: Himali Dixit
Daya: Sudam CK
Anushka: Sarita Giri
Chetana's Father: Hari Bansha Acharya (Special Appearance)
Buddha: Buddhi Tamang (Special Appearance)
Butcher: Ashant Sharma (Special Appearance)
Director of Photography: Brian Emery
Edited by: Mario Paniagua
Music Composed by: Lochan Rijal
Unit Production Manager: Firoj Khadka
First Assistant Director: Jamie Heaslip
First Assistant Camera: Tom Kugler
Gaffer: Mario Paniagua
Original Music: Lochan Rijal
Production Sound Mixer: Binayak Aryal
Art Direction: Susan Sears, Allison Lear, Calder Shilling, Alok Adhikari
Makeup: Samsher Lama
Fight Coreographer: Alex Shifman
Wardrobe: Sarita Giri and Shrijana Adhikari
Script Supervisor: Samuna KC
Colorist: Brian Emery
Re-Recording Mixer: Binayak Aryal
Boom Operator: Alex Shifman
Production Assistant: Colin 'Thunderstrike' Sutherland
SUPPORTING CAST
Chetana's Mother: Rupa Joshi
Krishna's Father: Krishnabhakta Maharjan
His Mistress: Shrijana Adhikari
Krishna's Mother: Anju Shakya
Karuna's Father: Shekhar Chapagain
Karuna's Mother: Shanta Basnet Dixit
Bartender: Somnath Khanal
Ramesh: Ashok Paudel
Sid: Sanjay Sharma
Little Krishna: Manesh Chaudhary
Chetana's Husband: Sohit Manandhar
Chetana's Father-in-Law: Anil Pandey
Policeman 1: Safar Pokharel
Policeman 2: Jiwan Baral
Policeman 3: Singe Lama
Police Woman: Sarita Lama
Rioter 1: Kedar Shrestha
Rioter 2: Umesh Tamang
Rioter 3: Ishan Ghimire
Man at Riot: Luxman Humagain
Bar Customer 1: Deepak Lama
Bar Customer 2: Nawaraj Khatri
Bar Customer 3: Ram Ale Magar
Bar Customer 4: Rajan 'Cheeso' Ghimire
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Edward Allen Baker, Manoj Basnet, Pramod Basnet, Kumar Bhujel, Shristi Humagain Bajagain, Billy Bisht, Khila Bisht, Anil Chitrakar, Uma Da Cunha, Chandra Dangol, Kulala Dangol, Shambhu Dangol, Nandita Das, Milan Dixit, Shanta Basnet Dixit, Howard Goldstein, Jessica Goldstein, Mimi Goldstein, Mary Harron, Prithubir Khatri, Ritu Sarin, Saniaa Shah, Sapana Shakya, Bhavesh Sharma, Jon Snyder, Tenzing Sonam, Frederick Micael Strype, Kirti Raj Syangden Uttam Thapa, John C. Walsh
Studio Aakar, Rato Bangala School, Sarah Lawrence College, Dhokaima Cafe, Yala Maya Kendra, People and Town of Patan, Pashupati Development Fund
Production Companies:
Patan Productions
Sarah Lawrence Films
A-Team Media