
The Riyalists
The Riyalists
Nepal
2021
67 min
Nepal
2021
67 min
In 2008, four young Nepali men went to the Middle East as migrant workers. Their experience was captured in the film, In Search of Riyal. At this time, over two million Nepalis worked in the Gulf States and Malaysia, including a large percentage of the country’s young men between the ages of 18 and 40. Their earnings sustained every third household. Twelve years later, in retreading the trajectory of these four men, we are afforded a chronicle of their ordinary and yet remarkable journeys, a glimpse into their motivations, gains, and losses over more than a decade.
In 2008, four young Nepali men went to the Middle East as migrant workers. Their experience was captured in the film, In Search of Riyal. At this time, over two million Nepalis worked in the Gulf States and Malaysia, including a large percentage of the country’s young men between the ages of 18 and 40. Their earnings sustained every third household. Twelve years later, in retreading the trajectory of these four men, we are afforded a chronicle of their ordinary and yet remarkable journeys, a glimpse into their motivations, gains, and losses over more than a decade.
Original Language
Nepali
Direction
Kesang Tseten
Camera
Shyam Karki/ Bishnu Kalpit/ Siddhartha Shakya/ Kesang Tseten
Editing
Kesang Tseten
Sound
Sukanta Majumdar
Script
Kesang Tseten
Producer
Shunyata Film Production