In 1990, one-sixth of Bhutan’s population was exiled because they demanded more democratic rights from the ruler. Tell Me Who I Am follows the story of Sarita, a 13-year-old girl born in Khudunabari, a refugee camp in Nepal where more than 100,000 Bhutanese exiles live. They will now be “relocated.” Thousands of families will be forced to migrate and their Lotshampa identity will disappear forever….

A production: La Sarraz Pictures, missingFILMs
In collaboration with: Rai Cinema
With the support of: MiBACT, Piemonte Doc film fund
Distributed by: La Sarraz Distribuzione
In distribution from: June 2020
Festival: Hamburg Film Festival 2019, others

Director: Sergio Basso
Script and screenplay Sergio Basso
Director of Photography: Rabin Acharya
Editing: Eric Schefter
Music: Pivio & Aldo De Scalzi

Sasha Biswas

Lenght: 90′
Original language: Nepali
Subtitles: Italian, English
Country of Production: Italy, Germany