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Travellers and Magicians
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Travellers and Magicians

2003-09-09 · 108 min · ★ 7.0

Adventure · Drama

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.

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Directors
Khyentse Norbu
Production companies
Prayer Flag Pictures, HanWay Films
Countries
Bhutan, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tshewang DendupDondup
Sonam LhamoSonam LhamoSonam
Dasho Adab SangyeSonam's father
Ap DochuAppleman
Sonam KingaThe Monk
Dechen DorjeeDrunk man
Lhakpa DorjiTashi
Deki YangzomDeki
Gomchen PenjoreAgay
Namgay DorjeeKarma
Tshering DorjiTshering DorjiPostmaster
Jigme DrukpaJigme DrukpaPhuntsho
Neten ChoklingBus Driver
Ugyen WangchukTractor Driver
Kezang WangmoPelzang

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