Who will be a Gurkha
Realizador Kesang Tseten
Países Nepal, United Kingdom, Norway, Finland
Duração 75 min
Sinopse
Gurkhas, famous for wielding a curved khukuri knife, have been fighting for Britain for 200 years. Today, paid manifold times better, Nepalis continue to be lured to the British Army, undergoing grueling tests to win the very few positions available. The selection process presents an elaborate modern-day ritual born in the days of Empire.
Gurkhas, famous for wielding a curved khukuri knife, have been fighting for Britain for 200 years. Today, paid manifold times better, Nepalis continue to be lured to the British Army, undergoing grueling tests to win the very few positions available. The selection process presents an elaborate modern-day ritual born in the days of Empire.