Apr 11, 2024 7:30 pm | Bhutan | 2019 | 109m | Cert PG | Drama
A young teacher in modern Bhutan, Ugyen, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana, to complete his service.
Official submission of Bhutan for the ‘Best International Feature Film’ category of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021.
There is something winning in this calm, walking-pace drama – and the landscape is amazing.
Peter Bradshaw, ‘The Guardian’