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Travelers and Magicians

Original title: Travellers & Magicians
  • 20032003
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 48m
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7.4/10
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Travelers and Magicians (2003)
AdventureDrama
The two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to hitc... Read allThe two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to hitchhike through the beautiful wild countryside of Bhutan to reach his goal. He shares the ro... Read allThe two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to hitchhike through the beautiful wild countryside of Bhutan to reach his goal. He shares the road with a monk, an apple seller, a papermaker and his beautiful young daughter, Sonam. Thr... Read all
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
54,477
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    • Director
      • Khyentse Norbu
    • Writer
      • Khyentse Norbu
    • Stars
      • Tshewang Dendup
      • Gup Kado Duba
      • Dasho Kado
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Khyentse Norbu
    • Writer
      • Khyentse Norbu
    • Stars
      • Tshewang Dendup
      • Gup Kado Duba
      • Dasho Kado
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    • 32User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Tshewang Dendup
    • Dondup
    Gup Kado Duba
    • Squinting Man
    • (as Kado Duba)
    Dasho Kado
    • Village Head
    Sonam Lhamo
    • Sonam
    Lhakpa Dorji
    • Tashi
    Pemba Tshering
    • Archer
    Mani Dorji
    • Archer
    Deki Yangzom
    • Deki
    Sonam Kinga
    • The Monk
    Nim Gyeltshen
    • Archer
    • (as Nim Gyaltshey)
    Nobu
    • Archer
    Pemba
    • Archer
    Nim Tashi
    • Archer
    Pem Dorji
    • Archer…
    Wangchuk
    • Archer
    Tshering Dorji
    • Postmaster
    Gurula
    • Post Runner
    Phub Wandi
    • Phallus Singer
    • Director
      • Khyentse Norbu
    • Writer
      • Khyentse Norbu
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    • Trivia
      First film to be shot in Bhutan, the Himalayan nation/kingdom that was prototype for Lost Horizon (1937).
    • Quotes

      Dondup: I'm going very, very far away. To the land of my dreams. That's where I'm going.

      The Monk: To a dreamland? You should be careful with dreamlands. Because... when you wake up, if may not be very pleasant.

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    User reviews32

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    Top review
    8/10
    Bhutanese road movie
    It's a bit simplistic to call this a "road movie", but certainly much of the story follows a group of unlikely Bhutanese travellers hitch-hiking and riding in all manner of vehicles. Interspersed with this theme is a second story of a love triangle in the rugged mountains. Both stories are commentaries about the complexities of life and romance in the Himalayas as western ways take root.

    Comparisons will inevitably be drawn with Khyentse Norbu's earlier movie, The Cup, and I have to admit that I preferred The Cup. I'll never forget the youthful exuberance of those monks as the World Cup soccer final approached. And I feel the Buddhist message was a bit more direct in The Cup.

    However, the tagline of Travellers and Magicians is "The bitter and sweet of temporary things", and this sounds pretty Buddhist to me. We tend to forget that everything is transitory and grasp at it as if it will exist forever, and this is the cause of our suffering.

    And that, kind friends, is the extent of my Buddhist wisdom for today.

    Enjoy!
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    • May 31, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 2004 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Bhutan
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Dzongkha
    • Also known as
      • Travellers & Magicians
    • Filming locations
      • Bhutan
    • Production companies
      • Mission Film
      • Prayer Flag Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $506,793
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,793
      • Jan 9, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $696,253
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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