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THE MONK AND THE GUN
THE MONK AND THE GUN
PAWO CHOYNING DORJI
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THE MONK AND THE GUN
THE MONK AND THE GUN
PAWO CHOYNING DORJI
Country
BHUTAN
language
DZONGKHA | ENGLISH
2023 year
107 Minutes

SCHEDULE

02.03.2024 / 07:40 PM/ Audi 5 PVR INOX ORION MALL
06.03.2024 / 04:30 PM/ Audi 7 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

Kingdom of Bhutan, 2006. Modernization has finally arrived. Bhutan becomes the last country in the world to connect to the internet and television, and now the biggest change of all: democracy. To teach the people how to vote, the authorities organize a mock election, but the locals seem unconvinced. Traveling to rural Bhutan where religion is more popular than politics, the election supervisor discovers that a monk is planning a mysterious ceremony for election day.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Jean-Christophe Simon, Hsu Feng, Stephanie Lai, Pawo Choyning Dorji
Screenplay: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Director of Photography: Jigme Tenzing
Editor: Hsiao-Yun Ku
Music: Frederic Alvarez
Sound: Duu-Chih Tu, Chiang Yi-Chen
Cast: Tandin Wangchuk, Deki Lhamo, Pema Zangmo Sherpa, Tandin Sonam, Harry Einhorn

Awards - Winner: Vancouver IFF (Audience Award), Mumbai FF (IMDb Audience Choice Award), Rome FF (Special Jury Award - Best Film)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: 96th Academy Awards (Bhutan's official entry for Best International Feature at the Oscars 2024), Palm Springs IFF (FIPRESCI Prize), Telluride FF, Rome FF (Progressive Cinema - Best Film), Toronto IFF, Busan IFF