Expat Cinema: The Monk and the Gun

Expat Cinema: The Monk and the Gun

Pawo Choyning Dorji - Buthan - 2023 - 107 minuten - taal: Dzongkha - ondertiteling: Engels
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Uplifting satirical comedy set around Bhutan’s first ever democratic election.

The Kingdom of Bhutan, 2006. Modernisation has finally arrived. Bhutan is the last country of the world that’s connected with internet, television and the biggest change of them all: democracy. To get the people accustomed with voting, Buthan authorities organize a fake election, but the locals are not convinced.

The supervisor of the elections travels to the countryside of Bhutan as religion there is more popular than politics. Soon he finds out that a monk is planning a mysterious ceremony on election day… Beautifully made, with striking cinematography of the magnificent Himalaya.