Oscar Nominated for Best International Feature Film
From Bhutan. A disillusioned schoolteacher is transferred to the most remote school in the world, cut off from modern life deep in the Himalayan glaciers. In a classroom with no electricity or even a blackboard, he finds himself with only a yak and a song that echoes through the mountains.
Winner of multiple awards, including Best Film and Audience Awards at international film festivals in Innsbruck, Cairo, Palm Springs, and more; also major award-winner at Mountain Film Festivals and Youth Film Festivals.
"Opening the doors to a land and people most Westerners know little about, the director crafts a crowd-pleaser in stunning, mostly unseen locations..." - Los Angeles Times
"Donji's screenplay finds an ideal balance of gentle humour and life-affirming drama." - Variety
"Writer/director Pawo Choyning Dorji manages to avoid all the predictable clichés to deliver a hugely satisfying movie experience." - Butler's Cinema Scene