Travellers and Magicians

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.

Country:

Bhutan,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Adventure,

Drama

Duration:

108 minutes

Year:

2003

Director:

Khyentse Norbu

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Company:

Prayer Flag Pictures,

HanWay Films

Cast:

Dondup

Sonam

Sonam's father

Appleman

The Monk

Crew:

Writer

Director

Sound Editor

Sound Mixer

Foley