RogerEbert.com
Lunana proceeds with a slow, steady flow that complements the modest charms of its familiar fish-out-of-water narrative.
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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
To fully understand the importance of his work, a teacher is sent to the world's most remote school in this breezy Oscar-nominated Bhutanese tale. Shot at the actual Himalayan school, which stands at roughly 5,000 metres altitude, the filmmakers had to use solar-powered batteries to achieve the shoot.
2020Rating: PG109 minsBhutanDzongkha with English subtitles
Drama
- Director:
- Pawo Choyning Dorji (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Pawo Choyning Dorji
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom | Reviews
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Los Angeles Times
The director crafts a crowd-pleaser in stunning, mostly unseen locations whose charms weather even its most idealistically patriotic and overly saccharine notes.
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Variety
The film’s messages about the pursuit of happiness and valuing the people, creatures and places around you never sound preachy or didactic.
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National Post
(This) easygoing tale does the good things well, but it also knows what not to do.
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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom | Release Details
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is now playing in 13 cinemas in Australia.