Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (PG) (S)

Screening: Saturday 9th September

  • 110 min
  • Drama, Family
  • Realease date: 03 Apr 2020 (Bhutan, China)
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IMDB Rating:
7.4 / 10

Storyline

Ugyen, a young teacher in Bhutan, shirks his duties and dreams of travelling to Australia to be a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, in a glacial Himalayan village named Lunana. After an eight day trek he arrives to find no creature comforts or text books. The villagers and children welcome him and through learning about them, he learns much about himself. A heart-warming film with stunning cinematography.
Running time: 110 minutes.  Dzongkha (Tibetan) with subtitles.