Travellers and Magicians
“The bitter and the sweet of temporary things.”
2003•1h 48m•7.0•Released
AdventureDrama
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.
Director
Khyentse Norbu
Writer
Khyentse Norbu
Languages
Dzongkha
Studio
Prayer Flag Pictures
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
Production
Company
Prayer Flag Pictures
Company
HanWay Films
Producer
Malcolm Watson
Producer
Raymond Steiner
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