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Karkash

2013 · 124 min

A grounded, music-driven drama that follows young friends chasing a dream while confronting the weight of addiction.

Directed by
Asif Shah
Genres
Drama
Starring
Raymon Das Shrestha, Dayahang Rai, Satya Raj Acharya
Overview
In Thamel, three friends come together with big dreams of winning a band competition as the rock band Karkash. Searching for a new vocalist, they meet Ivan, who joins the band and turns out to be a drug addict.

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Directed by
Asif Shah
Genres
Drama
Starring
Raymon Das Shrestha, Dayahang Rai, Satya Raj Acharya
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • addiction
  • music
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Asif Shah
Written by
Asif Shah, Abinash Bikram Shah
Starring
Raymon Das Shrestha, Dayahang Rai, Satya Raj Acharya, Suraj Singh Thakuri, Harshika Shrestha, Loonibha Tuladhar, Rajan Ishan, Shishir Bangdel
Runtime
124 min
Country
Nepal
Languages
Nepali

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