Synopsis
The eleven year old Sonu lives on the streets of Kathmandu. He and his 'pack' fight a daily routine to survive in the chaotic capital of Nepal: always on the prowl for food, drugs, charitable tourists and what they seek most - as small boys do anywhere - is fun and adventure.The life of Sonu and his pack is shaped by hunger and violence but is also filled with childlike moments of freedom on the streets!
This film follows ideas of Direct Cinema: no narrator, no music, no staging. We wanted to understand the everyday life of a street child in Kathmandu. The story is told by the kids themselves.
Justin Peach and Lisa Engelbach-Peach revisited Kathmandu about ten year later and met Sonu again: street line ©2021