Directed by:
Khyentse NorbuCast:
Tsewang Dandup, Sonam Lhamo, Namgay Dorjee, Deki Yangzom, Sonam Kinga, Kezang Wangmo, Pelden Dorji, Ugyen DorjiVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Young government official Dondup (Tshewang Dendup) dreams of escaping to America while stuck in a ravishingly beautiful but isolated village. But when he misses his bus to the city (and an awaiting visa), Dondup is forced to hitchhike with an elderly apple seller, a sage young monk, an old man, and his beautiful daughter (Sonam Lhamo). Along the way, the mischievous monk tells Dondup a story of another young man who sought a land far away: a tale of lust, jealousy and murder that holds up a mirror to the restless Dondup and his blossoming attraction to the innocent young woman. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
An energetic young Tibetan man decides to leave his small Nepalese village for the land of his dreams – America. Along the way, however, he meets a few locals and, mainly, a pretty girl... There’s enough material here for a five-minute short story, stretched out into a two-hour film. Travellers and Magicians isn’t deliberately drawn out and slow because it wants to be “hypnotic”, but because it lacks a dramatic arc, which makes it exceedingly boring, with only a minimum of bright moments that endearingly bring together Tibetan and Western culture.
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