Half of the year 2023 is about to end. In this way, the international media is publishing the list of the best films of the first 6 months of this year. Variety and Hollywood Reporter magazine have released the list of the best films of the half year.
Variety has published a list of 10 such excellent films, in which the Italian film ‘The Eight Mountains’, which was shot in Nepal, has also been included. Variety praised the film by listing it at number two. Nepali actors Suraksha Pant, Cheche Gurung and Wandi Gurung also acted in this film.
This film presents a journey of friendship and self-discovery in an exciting manner. Set in the mountains of Italy, the film follows the deep and complicated relationship between Pietro and Bruno over four decades. This film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.
Variety has praised this film as a relevant and realistic film. They come to Nepal while traveling and the story of Nepal is also woven into it. Suraksha has a short but endearing role in the film.
It was from this film that Suraksha participated in the premiere of the Cannes Film Festival. A few weeks ago, the Film Critics Society had a special screening and interaction of this film at Martin Chautari. At the top of Variety’s list is another American film ‘Air’. In third place was ‘Felimin Hut’, followed by ‘Guy Richie’s The Convent’, ‘Little Richard: I’m Everything’, ‘Oppression Fortune’, ‘Past Lives’, ‘Polite Society’, ‘Skinmarine’ and ‘Spiderman: Across the Spider’. Verses’ are in the list.