Crandell Theatre

Director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s dramedy in English and Dzongkha is set in 2006, when the Kingdom of Bhutan became a democracy. Up in the serene mountains, an old lama, fearful about the abdication of the kingdom’s beloved monarch, instructs a monk to get a very specific pair of weapons to face the coming changes. At the same time, an American antique weapons collector lands in Bhutan in search of a valuable rifle that falls into the monk’s hands. The film, a co-production between Bhutan, Taiwan, France, the United States, and Hong Kong,  is a timely political satire that underscores the fragility of democracy.