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Saturday, March 19, 4 pm
110 minutes
Drama, Family
Nominated for an Oscar in Best International Feature Film, and only the second Oscar entry from Bhutan. A young teacher from Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, is assigned to work at a remote mountain school against his will. He dreams of quitting his government job, emigrating to Australia and pursuing a career as a singer.
“…sharp-witted as well as soulful, reasonably suspenseful and brings news from a little-known area of the world.” — Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
“Donji’s screenplay finds an ideal balance of gentle humor and life-affirming drama.” — Richard Kuipers, Variety