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Travellers and Magicians

Travellers and Magicians

# The bitter and the sweet of temporary things.
Adventure   Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Dzongkha
📆 Date Released: 2003-09-09
⌚ Running Time: 108 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Tshewang Dendup original image
Dondup
Tshewang Dendup
Sonam Lhamo original image
Sonam
Sonam Lhamo
Dasho Adab Sangye original image
Sonam's father
Dasho Adab Sangye
Ap Dochu original image
Appleman
Ap Dochu
Sonam Kinga original image
The Monk
Sonam Kinga
Dechen Dorjee original image
Drunk man
Dechen Dorjee
Lhakpa Dorji original image
Tashi
Lhakpa Dorji
Deki Yangzom original image
Deki
Deki Yangzom
Gomchen Penjore original image
Agay
Gomchen Penjore
Namgay Dorjee original image
Karma
Namgay Dorjee
Tshering Dorji original image
Postmaster
Tshering Dorji
Jigme Drukpa original image
Phuntsho
Jigme Drukpa
Neten Chokling original image
Bus Driver
Neten Chokling
Ugyen Wangchuk original image
Tractor Driver
Ugyen Wangchuk

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