Fimmaker's Dilemma

The DVDs and CDs are marked Nu 50 but can come down to Nu 20, if one can bargain.“The quality is good. It saves time and the expense of going to a movie theatre where you’ve to pay Nu 150,” says a monk, who picks up a copy of the film, Sawadeekhrap. The vendors selling the stuff say they buy it from Siliguri, India, while some say it comes...

Influence: Bhutanese Films

Picture this scene: The hero fights off 10 or so bad guys and gets hit by several bullets. What wouldn’t the good guy do for his ladylove? But that’s nothing. After whipping the villains into a pulp and, in the process, catching a few stray bullets mid-air with his bare hands, the hero walks away unscathed. The lovebirds, dressed in their...