Kathmandu, May 19 -- 'Ek Mutthi Badal' is driven by emotions. Sure, there is a plot, a wedding, a family, a house-but what persistently lies at the centre is the crude, uncomfortable emotion that drives the audience through an immersive experience rather than just distinctive storytelling.

It is rare to find a Nepali film in which a female character is written without a motif to 'save' her. Women remain at the centre, yet the thread connecting the audiences to the screen is somehow fragmented. Relatability disappears in the performative representation of womanhood.

'Ek Mutthi Badal', also known as 'My Share of Sky', however, resists this conventional projection. One can find oneself in its rhythm within the dialogues and the silence.

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