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The Monk and The Gun

Pawo Choyning Dorji
Sat 6 Jul - Tue 9 Jul
  • Not harmful / All ages
6 Jul
-
9 Jul

Bhutan is the last country to be connected to internet and television. They also get te deal with democracy for the first time. To teach the people how to vote, fake elections are organised, but they are not convinced.

Kingdom of Bhutan, 2006. Modernisation has finally arrived. Bhutan becomes the last country in the world to be connected to the internet and television, and the biggest change of all: democracy. To teach people how to vote, the authorities organise sham elections, but the locals seem not convinced. Travelling to rural Bhutan, there religion is more popular than politics, the election supervisor discovers that a monk is planning a mysterious ceremony for election day.

The Monk and The Gun
Direction
Pawo Choyning Dorji
Cast
Tandin Wangchuk, Deki lhamo, Harry Einhorn, Tandin Phubz, Tandin Sonam
Duration
107 min
RELEASE
Thu 4 Jul
Year
2023
Country
Bhutan
Language
Engels, Dzongkha
Subtitles
Nederlands
  • Not harmful / All ages