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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

ལུང་ནག་ན

2019

A disillusioned young teacher who dreams of emigrating is instead posted to the most remote school in the world, a village high in the Himalayas reachable only by days of trekking. Among its warm-hearted yak herders, he slowly rediscovers his purpose. A gentle, Oscar-nominated charmer.

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Part of 4 Essential Films from Bhutan

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