Chhaupadi (2019)

Edurne will lead an expedition that aims to climb Mount Saipal. Accompany four young people from the region. It is one of the most unknown and remote regions of Nepal. In it, women have been marginalized for centuries. Girls get married around 14 years old. Having a daughter is considered a disgrace. In that region the Chhaupadi is still practiced: when a girl is menstruating she is kept in the block of the house, in the dark, with the animals. Women can not, among other things, climb a mountain. The objective of the expedition is not only to climb a mountain, but to climb a sacred mountain, an imposing presence that dominates the entire region. It is Mount Saipal, a seven thousand that has been climbed on rare occasions. If Edurne manages to accompany Pabitra, Saraswoti, Laximi, Sangita to the top, her image will inspire all the women of the region and Nepal, initiating a revolution that is not only necessary there but throughout the world.