Travellers and Magicians
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | ཆང་ཧུབ་ཐེངས་གཅིག་གི་འཁྲུལ་སྣང |
| Year | 2003 |
| Country | Bhutan, United Kingdom |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama |
| Director | Khyentse Norbu |
| Runtime | 108 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.9/10 (34 votes) |
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Travellers and Magicians has mixed reviews with a rating of 6.9/10. Good for a relaxed evening without high expectations.
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A 2003 film from an era before CGI overload, with real performances that still hit hard. Best for: viewers looking to try something new without being too demanding.
— MovieFinder Editorial
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