The trusty old tale of a city slicker teacher being posted to a school in the sticks is given a fresh coat of paint in the delightful Bhutanese comic drama “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.” Gloriou…
. After winning audience awards at numerous festivals including Palm Springs and Cairo, “Lunana” will line up as Bhutan’s official entry in this year’s Oscar international feature race.
The starting point for Doji’s tale is the widely held perception of Bhutan being “the happiest place in the world.” Doji doesn’t want to debunk the claim or tear anything down here — his love for Bhutan shines through in every frame — but he does want to investigate what it means for Bhutan’s young generation.
True to form, Ugyen trudges along Karchung La Pass and through breathtaking landscapes while barely looking up or speaking a word to Michen and Singye , the cheerful Lunana locals sent to escort him to their village. Everything’s as dreadful as Ugyen imagined once he arrives. There’s no cellular reception, his accommodations are spartan to say the least, and electricity supply from solar batteries is intermittent at best.
There’s a lovely, natural flow to Ugyen shedding his indifference, collecting his yak dung and gradually embracing a simpler way of life in a place where, despite what he might have previously thought about country folk, learning is highly valued and teachers are greatly respected. “I have hope that you will give these children the education they need to become more than just yak herders and cordyceps [Chinese medicine fungus] gatherers,” says Asha.
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