Bhutanese cinema is still finding its feet as an industry, but it has produced work of quiet, distinctive power, often shaped by the country's Buddhist culture and its carefully guarded way of life. The Next Guardian offers a window into that world, following a young boy being prepared for monastic life. Have a look at what Macca made of it below.
Rating: 3.0★
There's something almost perverse about how appealing Pawo Choyning Dorji makes exile look. The premise of Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom sounds, on paper, like a punishment: a young, ambitious teacher yanked away from his city life and dispatched to what is reportedly the most remote school
Genre Documentary
★★★ — The Next Guardian (2017)
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