IDFA 2007
Living Goddess
Ishbel Whitaker
England
2007
90 min
European Premiere
Living Goddess follows the lives of three girls worshipped as living deities in Nepal. With unprecedented access, the film begins as an elegy to a private world of ritual, devotion and childish mischief. But their extraordinary lives collide with the modern world. Their story turns epic as an ancient prophecy unfolds. An out-of-touch King wrests power for himself as a Maoist-led civil war rages. Defying the King, ordinary people take to the streets demanding freedom. Caught in a whirlwind struggle for power, the story unfolds through the eyes of the childgods a worldview shaped by omens and portents.
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Channel 4
Channel 4
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Forward Entertainment
Forward Entertainment
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Forward Entertainment
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