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Travellers and Magicians

Travellers and Magicians

The bitter and the sweet of temporary things.

20036.91h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Khyentse Norbu
Written by Khyentse Norbu
Produced by Raymond Steiner, Malcolm Watson
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Top Cast

T

Tshewang Dendup

Dondup

Sonam Lhamo

Sonam Lhamo

Sonam

D

Dasho Adab Sangye

Sonam's father

A

Ap Dochu

Appleman

S

Sonam Kinga

The Monk

D

Dechen Dorjee

Drunk man

L

Lhakpa Dorji

Tashi

D

Deki Yangzom

Deki

G

Gomchen Penjore

Agay

N

Namgay Dorjee

Karma

Themes & Keywords

illusionbhutanstory in storyweaverstorytelling

About Travellers and Magicians

Travellers and Magicians is a adventure, drama film released in 2003 exploring themes of illusion, bhutan, story in story, weaver, storytelling. Directed by Khyentse Norbu, it stars Tshewang Dendup, Sonam Lhamo, Dasho Adab Sangye. 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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