The Monk and the Gun (2023)

Cast: Tandin Wangchuk, Deki Lhamo, Pema Zangmo Sherpa

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji

Synopsis

Kingdom of Bhutan, 2006. Modernization has finally arrived. Bhutan becomes the last country in the world to connect to the internet and television, and now the biggest change of all: democracy. To teach the people how to vote, the authorities organize a mock election, but the locals seem unconvinced. Travelling to rural Bhutan where religion is more popular than politics, the election supervisor discovers that a monk is planning a mysterious ceremony for the election day.

Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 106 mins
Theater Date: February 9, 2024
Genre: Drama, Foreign Distributor: Roadside Attractions

VOD Release Date: March 22, 2024 SVOD Release Date: July 5, 2024 (Hulu)