Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
- Family
- 2020.
- 110'
Synopsis
Ugyen is a young teacher living in Bhutan but longing to move to Australia and become a singer. Struggling with his profession as a teacher, Ugyen is sent to the isolated village of Lunana in northern Bhutan for his final, mandatory, year of training. The high altitude and the lack of amenities make Ugyen want to leave as soon as he arrives, but local children try to win him over and make him stay longer. However, they don’t have much time as the harsh winter is about to arrive in the glacial parts of the Himalaya… Film was nominated for Best International Feature Film at The Academy Awards 2022.
- Production
- Dangphu Dingphu: A 3 Pigs Production, Huanxi Media Group
- Camera
- Jigme Tenzing
- Producer
- Pawo Choyning Dorji, Steven Xiang, Stephanie Lai, Jia Honglin
- Year
- 2020.
- Production country
- Butan, Kina / Bhutan, China
- Duration
- 110' min
- Editing
- Ku Hsiao-Yun
- Script
- Pawo Choyning Dorji
Trailer
Festivals
Oscar nomination (Best International Feature Film) | Palm Springs IFF | (Audience Award) | WOW FF (Audience Award) | Cairo IFF | CinemAsia FF (Audience Award) | Festival international du film de Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Best Actor, Audience Award)