After winning the Best Film title, under the Critics’ Choice category, at the prestigious Venice International Festival and having participated in dozens of film festivals around the world, KaloPothi (The Black Hen) was scheduledto release in Nepali theatres on June 3. The film, directed by Min BahadurBham, was premiered at Kumari Hall, in the Capital, on Wednesday. The movie set in the backdrop of the 10-year long Maoist insurgency unfolds in Mugu in the year 2001 when the insurgency was at its peak there. Told through the perspective of two children, the movie traces the loss of innocence of not just its protagonists but also the nation at large. KaloPothi features actors Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukra Raj Rokaya, JitBahadurMalla, HanshaKhadka, and BenishaHamal, among others. Following its premiere, the people who had watched the movie really loved and appreciated the movie and those who haven’t watched are very excited.Kalo Pothi