Description
Followed by a Q&A with director Pawo Choyning Dorji and a reception for all attendees!
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Set in 2006, in the run-up to Bhutan’s first democratic elections, the plot of this wry ensemble comedy is set in motion when an elderly Buddhist monk sends an assistant out to find two guns that he needs for mysterious reasons. Meanwhile, an American gun collector is on a mission to buy the same weapons, and a put-upon election official is struggling to drum up support for a mock election in advance of the real one. A “droll political satire” (Marya E. Gates, Rogerebert.com) of crossed paths and missed connections, The Monk and the Gun is a true delight. After the screening, join a conversation with director Pawo Choyning Dorji and enjoy free refreshments.
(Dir.: Pawo Choyning Dorji, Bhutan/Taiwan/France/United States/Hong Kong, 2023, DCP, English and Dzongkha with English subtitles)
Image Courtesy of Swank Motion Pictures
Cost
Free. Register in advance (recommended)
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Accessibility & Accommodations
Assisted listening devices, Captioning, Wheelchair accessible
