Year: 2008
Runtime: 130 mins
Language: Nepali
Director: Bhusan Dahal
Kagbeni reimagines the classic horror tale The Monkey’s Paw against the stark backdrop of Nepal’s mountains. After returning from Malaysia, Krishna reunites with his childhood friend Ramesh in their native village. An encounter with a hermit yields a cursed monkey’s paw that can grant wishes, but each wish is twisted into a tragic outcome.
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Nima Rumba plays Krishna as he returns from Malaysia to the village of Kagbeni to meet his childhood friend Saugat Malla, who runs a small liquor business. Krishna proposes that the operation be expanded by sending liquor to town for greater profits, and he decides to accompany his friend to nearby Marpha to meet Amo, his aunt.
On their way to Marpha, they stop at a cave for the night. A mysterious hermit appears; Krishna hands him the blanket he brought for Amo. In return, the hermit offers a monkey’s paw, claiming it is magical and that it can grant the owner’s wishes but will bring disaster if someone else uses it.
On the return trip, they meet a girl named Pema (played by Pooja Gurung). Pema tells them that the girl in the photo is Tara, portrayed by Deeya Maskey, and that someone else also wants to marry her.
Ramesh wakes up in the middle of the night, takes the paw from Krishna and makes a wish to win Tara. Sometime later, as Krishna holds the paw, he loses his balance and falls off the hill despite Ramesh’s attempts to save him with a rope.
Nine years pass. Ramesh is married to Tara, and they have a son Bardaan. Their business has grown. One day, Krishna, who survived the fall, visits. That night, there is a big storm and heavy rainfall, which ruins the apple crop. Ramesh worries that he would not be able to fulfil his customers’ orders.
Seeing the deteriorating situation at home, Tara makes a wish on the monkey’s paw. The next day, their son Bardaan is run over by a tractor and dies. Both Ramesh and Tara are very much saddened by the incident; however, they get 1,50,000 as a compensation from the owner of the tractor. Ramesh is able to give the trader all the money he owes through this.
One day, while going to bed, Tara makes a wish to return their son. Suddenly, there is a tap on the door. But Ramesh struggles to get the paw from her and wishes they don’t want their son back. When Tara opens the door, there is no one. As Ramesh decides to get rid of the paw forever, he makes one final wish that he’ll never use it again. The paw is picked up by the once-again-alive Bardaan, who disappears with a flash.
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