Travellers and Magicians 2003
7.4 / 10
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.
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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All 1 Videos & 5 Photos
cast
Full Cast & Crew... Dondup
SL
Sonam Lhamo... Sonam
... Sonam's father
AD
Ap Dochu... Appleman
SK
Sonam Kinga... The Monk
... Drunk man
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Release Date:
Sep 09, 2003 (Bhutan,United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 48`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Dzongkha
Production Countries:
Bhutan,United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Travellers and Magicians - Travellers and Magicians
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Dondup
SL
Sonam Lhamo... Sonam
... Sonam's father
AD
Ap Dochu... Appleman
SK
Sonam Kinga... The Monk
... Drunk man
LD
Lhakpa Dorji... Tashi
DY
Deki Yangzom... Deki
... Agay
... Karma
... Postmaster
... Phuntsho
... Bus Driver
... Tractor Driver
... Pelzang
Produced By
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Producer
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