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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom review – heart and feet-warming tale of a Bhutan village

A trainee teacher’s dreams of becoming a singer are interrupted when he is posted to the world’s remotest school in Pawo Choyning Dorji’s gentle drama

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – how a low-budget Bhutanese drama made Oscar history

Pawo Choyning Dorji, the director of Bhutan’s first Oscar-nominated film, talks to Maanya Sachdeva about putting the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Lunana on the awards radar, the ‘surreal’ feeling of being in competition with Paolo Sorrentino, and sharing his landmark movie with his community

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – how a low-budget Bhutanese drama made Oscar history

Pawo Choyning Dorji, the director of Bhutan’s first Oscar-nominated film, talks to Maanya Sachdeva about putting the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Lunana on the awards radar, the ‘surreal’ feeling of being in competition with Paolo Sorrentino, and sharing his landmark movie with his community

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022