Travellers and Magicians
- Released on
- Runtime
- 108 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Tshewang Dendup
- Sonam Lhamo
- Dasho Adab Sangye
- Ap Dochu
- Sonam Kinga
- Dechen Dorjee
- Lhakpa Dorji
- Deki Yangzom
- Gomchen Penjore
- Namgay Dorjee
- Tshering Dorji
- Jigme Drukpa
- Neten Chokling
- Ugyen Wangchuk
- Kezang Wangmo
Director
- Khyentse Norbu
Producers
- Raymond Steiner
- Malcolm Watson