{{Short description|2012 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Soongava: Dance of the Orchids | image = Soongava, Dance of the Orchids.jpeg | caption = Film poster | director = Subarna Thapa | producer = | writer = Subarna Thapa | starring = Saugat Malla<br/>Deeya Maskey | music = | cinematography = Sara Cornu | editing = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2012|1|4|df=yes}} | runtime = 85 minutes | country = Nepal | language = Nepali }}
'''''Soongava: Dance of the Orchids''''' ({{langx|ne|सुनगाभा}}, translit. Soongava) is a 2012 Nepalese drama film written and directed by Subarna Thapa. It is Nepal's first lesbian film.<ref name="lesbian">{{cite web|url=http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=23886&fid=63|title=Soongava: Dance of the Orchids|access-date=26 August 2013|work=psfilmfest|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901075459/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=23886&fid=63|archive-date=1 September 2013}}</ref> The film was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,<ref name="86th">{{cite web|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2013/08/25/life-and-style/soongava-nepals-entry-to-the-oscars/252829.html|title=Soongava: Nepal's entry to the Oscars|access-date=26 August 2013|work=ekantipur|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225702/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2013/08/25/life-and-style/soongava-nepals-entry-to-the-oscars/252829.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> but it was not nominated.
==Cast== * Saugat Malla as Milan * Deeya Maskey as Diya * Nisha Adhikari as Kiran
==Reception== Boyd van Hoeij writing for ''Variety'', said the acting and technical aspects are passable, Hoeij further added "Unfortunately, the well-intentioned pic’s highly melodramatic (if tonally very serious) plotting and focus on a conservative, family-oriented society won’t do much to convince local queer youths that it does get better".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Soongava: Dance of the Orchids|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/soongava-dance-of-the-orchids-1117949123/|last=Hoeij|first=Boyd van|date=30 January 2013|website=Variety|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> Clarence Tsui of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote, "It's true that ''Soongava'' is not exactly an epic tragedy in terms of story and look".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Soongava: Dance of the Orchids: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/soongava-dance-orchids-film-review-640251|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Tsui |first=Clarence |author-link=Clarence Tsui|date=October 2013|language=en|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
==See also== * List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Nepalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|2408026|Soongava: Dance of the Orchids}}
{{Nepal submission for Academy Awards}}
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