Travellers and Magicians (2003)
Chang hub thengs gcig gi 'khrul snang
The bitter and the sweet of temporary things.
108 min
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.
- Release date
- September 9, 2003
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Music
- Dechen Dorjee, Donam Dorji, Jigme Drukpa
Where to watch
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Cast
- Tshewang Dendup as Dondup
- Sonam Lhamo as Sonam
- Sonam Kinga as The Monk
- Lhakpa Dorji as Tashi
- Deki Yangzom as Deki
- Neten Chokling as Bus Driver
- Gup Kado Duba as Squinting Man
- Dasho Kado as Village Head
- Pemba Tshering as Archer
- Mani Dorji as Archer
- Nim Gyeltshen as Archer
Crew
- Khyentse Norbu · Director
- Khyentse Norbu · Writer
- Raymond Steiner · Producer
- Malcolm Watson · Producer
- Dechen Dorjee · Composer
- Donam Dorji · Composer
- Jigme Drukpa · Composer
- Bon Funk · Composer
- Alan Kozlowski · Cinematographer
- Andrew McCormick · Editor
- Lisa-Anne Morris · Editor
- John Scott · Editor
- Raymond Steiner · Production designer