Highway to Dhampus
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{{Infobox film
| name = Highway To Dhampus
| image = Highway to Dhampus Official Film Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Rick McFarland
| producer = John de Blas Williams
| screenplay =
| based_on =
| narrator =
| starring = Rachel Hurd-Wood
Gunner Wright
Suesha Rana
Raj Ballav Koirala
Deshbhakta Khanal
Sayush Gurung Bajracharya
Sophie McShera
Vinzenz Kiefer
Masha Tokareva
Sunil Shrestha
| music = Sam Cardon
| cinematography = Rick McFarland
| editing =
| studio = fiftyfilms
De Lane Lea
ADR recording
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| released = {{Film date|2014|09|11}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
Nepal
| language = English
Nepali
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{{Use British English|date=April 2013}}
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.
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
- Rachel Hurd-Wood as Elizabeth James
- Gunner Wright as Colt Morgan
- Suesha Rana as Laxmi
- Raj Ballav Koirala as Ajit Thapa
- Deshbhakta Khanal as Mahendra Sharma
- Sayush Gurung Bajracharya as Prabhujee
- Sophie McShera as Ginny Topham
- Vinzenz Kiefer as Nino Neumann
- Masha Tokareva as Sabina Kretchman
- Sunil Shrestha as Arjun
Production
The film is said to be based on McFarland's philanthropic experience in Nepal.{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Sebastian |date=2016-02-09 |title=BYU filmmaker and philanthropist to screen Nepal movie on campus |url=https://universe.byu.edu/2016/02/09/byu-filmmaker-and-philanthropist-to-screen-nepal-movie-on-campus/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Daily Universe |language=en-US}}
Reception
The Daily Universe found the find was about "Change, forgiveness, love and grief in scenic and culturally rich Nepal".{{Cite web |last=Fruit |first=Bailey |date=2015-10-09 |title="Highway to Dhampus" film premieres |url=https://universe.byu.edu/2015/10/09/highway-to-dhampus-film-premieres/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Daily Universe |language=en-US}}
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."{{Cite web |last=Renshaw |first=Scott |date=2014-01-01 |title=Highway to Dhampus |url=https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/highway-to-dhampus/Film?oid=2808739 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Salt Lake City Weekly |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Painter |first=Ryan |date=2015-10-09 |title=After a rough start 'Highway to Dhampus' becomes a journey worth taking |url=https://kutv.com/news/entertainment/after-a-rough-start-highway-to-dhampus-becomes-a-journey-worth-taking |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=KUTV |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|2296799|Highway to Dhampus}}
- {{Official website|http://www.highwaytodhampus.com/}}
- [https://www.fox13now.com/2015/10/06/utah-filmmaker-shines-with-highway-to-dhampus Interview with the director] on FOX13
- [http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/3032788-155/movie-review-nepals-vistas-bring-beauty Highway to Dhampus Movie Review] from The Salt Lake Tribune
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Category:American independent films
Category:British independent films
Category:Films scored by Sam Cardon
Category:Films shot in Pokhara
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:2014 independent films