The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
In a Himalayan polyandrous village in Nepal, newly married and pregnant Pema tries to make the best of her new life. But soon, her first husband Tashi vanishes on the trade route to Lhasa. Accompanied by her monk de facto husband, Karma, she embarks on a journey into the unforgiving wilderness to find him, evolving into a quest of self discovery and liberation.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Min Bahadur BhamDirector
- Nhyoo BajracharyaOriginal Music Composer
- Abinash Bikram ShahWriter
- Min Bahadur BhamWriter
Cast
- Thinley LhamoPema
- Sonam TopdenKarma
- Tenzing DalhaTashi
- Karma Wangyal GurungDawa
- Karma ShakyaRam Sir
- Loten NamlingRinpoche
- Tsering Lhamo GurungPema’s Friend
- Janga Bahadur LamaShepherd
- Phurwa Llamo GurungShepherd's Daughter
- Choney GurungGrandmother
- Rajesh Prasad KhatriVillage Teacher
- Kunchok GurungDawa's Friend 1