Highway to Dhampus

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Highway To Dhampus
Highway to Dhampus Official Film Poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Rick McFarland
Produced byJohn de Blas Williams
Starring Rachel Hurd-Wood
Gunner Wright
Suesha Rana
Raj Ballav Koirala
Deshbhakta Khanal
Sayush Gurung Bajracharya
Sophie McShera
Vinzenz Kiefer
Masha Tokareva
Sunil Shrestha
CinematographyRick McFarland
Music by Sam Cardon
Production
companies
fiftyfilms
De Lane Lea
ADR recording
Release date
  • September 11, 2014 (2014-09-11)
Countries United States
Nepal
LanguagesEnglish
Nepali

Highway To Dhampus is a romantic drama film produced by John de Blas Williams and written, cinematography, and directed by Rick McFarland. Actors include Gunner Wright, who had previously worked on the movie ‘Love’ and as the voice of Isaac Clarke in the Dead Space franchise, and Nepalese movie star Raj Ballav Koirala.

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Plot

When Laxmi, headmistress of a small orphanage in Nepal, is visited by a rich socialite attempting to fix her image through charitable acts, a chain of events is set in motion that affects everyone involved. Ajit, the western-savvy bush pilot, Colt, the American photojournalist and chaperone, and even Elizabeth, the spoiled British heiress, all discover their own reasons to ultimately change for the better.

Cast

Production

The film is said to be based on McFarland's philanthropic experience in Nepal. [1]

Reception

The Daily Universe found the find was about "Change, forgiveness, love and grief in scenic and culturally rich Nepal". [2]

A mixed review in the Salt Lake City Weekly ends on the following assessment: "While the absence of cliché is a good start, the presence of a stronger arc would make for a better ending." [3] The film received another mixed review, stating the opposite, i.e. that it starts too slowly but gets better in the part set in Nepal, and that, despite a few clichés, some of the actors's performances were heartwarming. [4]

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References

  1. Meyer, Sebastian (2016-02-09). "BYU filmmaker and philanthropist to screen Nepal movie on campus". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. Fruit, Bailey (2015-10-09). ""Highway to Dhampus" film premieres". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. Renshaw, Scott (2014-01-01). "Highway to Dhampus". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. Painter, Ryan (2015-10-09). "After a rough start 'Highway to Dhampus' becomes a journey worth taking". KUTV. Retrieved 2023-05-19.