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Travellers and Magicians
“The bitter and the sweet of temporary things.”
7.0 / 10• 2003• 1h 48m•NR• Dzongkha
AdventureDrama
Storyline
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 & Crew
TD
Tshewang Dendup
Dondup
Lead
Sonam Lhamo
Sonam
DA
Dasho Adab Sangye
Sonam's father
AD
Ap Dochu
Appleman
SK
Sonam Kinga
The Monk
DD
Dechen Dorjee
Drunk man
LD
Lhakpa Dorji
Tashi
DY
Deki Yangzom
Deki
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Khyentse Norbu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Travellers and Magicians is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
