This simply wonderful film was last year the first Oscar-nominated film to emerge from the remote country of Bhutan. A young teacher, Ugyen, dreams of moving to Australia, where he wants to make a living playing his guitar and singing. But before his visa is granted, he finds himself posted to the remote village of Lunana, high up in the Himalayan glaciers. Ugyen is initially perplexed by the customs and superstitions of the isolated yak herding community he is sent to join, and disheartened by their lack of basic amenities such as electricity, paper or even a blackboard. The enthusiasm of his young students and the unassuming warmth of the villagers soon work their magic however and he finds himself captivated by the simplicity of life he discovers there

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