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.

108min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.4/10

Cast

Jigme Drukpa profile pictureJigme DrukpaPhuntsho

About Travellers and Magicians

Travellers and Magicians 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.

Runtime: 108min

Extra details

Original Title: ཆང་ཧུབ་ཐེངས་གཅིག་གི་འཁྲུལ་སྣང
Original Language: Dzongkha
Directed By: Khyentse Norbu
Production Companies
Prayer Flag PicturesHanWay Films