Movie·2003·1h 48m
Travellers and Magicians
The bitter and the sweet of temporary things.
Country
Bhutan
Language
Dzongkha
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The Story
Original title: ཆང་ཧུབ་ཐེངས་གཅིག་གི་འཁྲུལ་སྣང
A young government official, named Dondup, who is smitten with America (he even has a denim gho) dreams of escaping there while stuck in a beautiful but isolated village. He hopes to connect in the U.S. with a visa out of the country. He misses the one bus out of town to Thimphu, however, and is forced to hitchhike and walk along the Lateral Road to the west, accompanied by an apple seller, a Buddhist monk with his ornate, dragon-headed dramyin, a drunk, a widowed rice paper maker, and his beautiful daughter, Sonam.
Producer
Malcolm Watson, Raymond Steiner
Cinematography
Alan Kozlowski
Music
Dechen Dorjee
Editor
John Scott
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
35 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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Cast
Tshewang Dendup
Dondup
Sonam Lhamo
Sonam
Dasho Adab Sangye
Sonam's father
Ap Dochu
Appleman
Sonam Kinga
The Monk
Dechen Dorjee
Drunk man
Lhakpa Dorji
Tashi
Deki Yangzom
Deki
Gomchen Penjore
Agay
Namgay Dorjee
Karma
Tshering Dorji
Postmaster
Jigme Drukpa
Phuntsho
Neten Chokling
Bus Driver
Ugyen Wangchuk
Tractor Driver
Kezang Wangmo
Pelzang
// crew
Crew
Khyentse Norbu
Director, Writer
Malcolm Watson
Producer
Raymond Steiner
Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Alan Kozlowski
Director of Photography
John Scott
Editor
Lisa-Anne Morris
Editor
Andrew McCormick
Editor
Dechen Dorjee
Original Music Composer
Donam Dorji
Original Music Composer
Jigme Drukpa
Original Music Composer
Bon Funk
Original Music Composer
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