Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic71/100
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Khyentse NorbuDirector
- Khyentse NorbuWriter
- Donam DorjiOriginal Music Composer
- Dechen DorjeeOriginal Music Composer
- Jigme DrukpaOriginal Music Composer
- Bon FunkOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tshewang DendupDondup
- Sonam LhamoSonam
- Dasho Adab SangyeSonam's father
- Ap DochuAppleman
- Sonam KingaThe Monk
- Dechen DorjeeDrunk man
- Lhakpa DorjiTashi
- Deki YangzomDeki
- Gomchen PenjoreAgay
- Namgay DorjeeKarma
- Tshering DorjiPostmaster
- Jigme DrukpaPhuntsho
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Themes
illusionbhutanstory in storyweaverstorytelling