Search results
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Dzongkha: ལུང་ནག་ན) is a 2019 Bhutanese drama film directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji in his feature directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. It was a nominee for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
A young teacher in modern Bhutan, Ugyen, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana, to complete his service.
- (6.8K)
- Drama, Family
- Pawo Choyning Dorji
- 2020-02
Mar 25, 2022 · The film Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, nominated for an Oscar in the Best International Feature category, traces the year-long transformative journey of a young Bhutanese teacher, Ugyen Dorji...
Jan 21, 2022 · An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to relocate to Australia.
- (62)
- Sherab Dorji
- Pawo Choyning Dorji
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
Feb 11, 2022 · Gentle and lilting, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” moves at a hiker’s pace. That’s literally the case in the film’s first act, a pilgrimage through the Bhutanese highlands that sees human populations dwindle as the altitude climbs.
A disillusioned school teacher is transferred to the most remote school in the world, cut off from modern life deep in the Himalayan glaciers. In a classroom with no electricity or even a ...
- 2 min
- 69.2K
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
People also ask
What is Lunana a yak in the classroom about?
Who directed Lunana a yak in the classroom?
Is 'Lunana' a yak in the classroom' Bhutan's first Oscar-nominated film?
Where can I watch Lunana a yak in the classroom?
Lunana is straightforward story of a city-based schoolteacher who has been sent to the remote town of Lunana and it follows his assimilation to the community. Lunana is markedly safe and generic in storytelling terms, but Dorji’s empathetic and culturally specific content makes…
