Khatte: The Choice of Freedom

Overview

This is a documentary film about long-term street children, living in Kathmandu and two protagonists ex street kid Sushil Babu Chetri and Lalit Shasi who run non-government organization for children in need. Sushil wants to direct street theater with street children as main protagonists, trying to show alternative ways how to help them and how to face this never ending problem. But his task turns out not to be as easy as it seems, facing more problems than he expected. Lalit Shasi, despite the fact that there are no street children in his orphanage, wants to safe three street kids from the street by giving them bed, food and safety in his organization. But he faces the reality of the street and struggle to convince children to choose safety instead of freedom of the street.