Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom Poster

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)

PG-13 11/16/2019 Drama 1h 49m
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7.5/10
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76/100

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Overview

A teacher, in search of inspiration, travels to the most remote school in the world, where he ends up realizing how important his job is and appreciating the value of yak dung.

Pawo Choyning Dorji

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Sherab Dorji

Sherab Dorji

Ugyen Dorji

Ugyen Norbu Lhendup

Ugyen Norbu Lhendup

Michen

Keldon Lhamo Gurung

Keldon Lhamo Gurung

Saldon

Pem Zam

Pem Zam

Pem Zam

Chimi Dem

Chimi Dem

Pema

Kunzang Wangdi

Kunzang Wangdi

Asha Gup Jinpa

Tshering Dorji

Tshering Dorji

Singye

Sangay Lham

Sangay Lham

Kencho

Oriana Chen

Oriana Chen

Extra

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Media

UK Trailer

UK Trailer

The Heart is Humble

The Heart is Humble

Song of the Yak

Song of the Yak

Leaves for Toilet Paper

Leaves for Toilet Paper

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written on January 8, 2023

Oh so simple, yet oh so sweet.

<em>'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom'</em> is pretty wholesome, in short. There isn't anything revolutionary about the plot, there aren't any major events across the 100 or so minutes but that doesn't hamper the film at all. It's a breezy watch from beginning to end, with some good acting alongside some lovely visuals of Bhutan. Recommended!...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on March 23, 2023

Sherab Dorji is "Ugyen". He is a teacher, approaching the final year of his training, who has rather set his heart of going to Australia to sing in bars. With one term left, his boss decides to sent him to Lunana. This is quite possibly the most remote school in the world, being located some six days trek from the nearest road, and around 13,000 ft up into the Bhutanese Himalayan mountains. "Ugyen" is none too chuffed with this placement, and when he arrives at his drafty and simple school he longs for the home comforts of his girlfriend and of Thimpu. He is warmly welcomed by the locals, but will their enthusiasm for their own culture, and for the gift of education that he brings them be enough to change his mind? The narrative itself has little by way of jeopardy - we just know how thing...

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