The Monk and the Gun

Name: The Monk and the Gun
Genre: Drama
Released: February 9, 2024
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Choeying Jatsho, Deki Lhamo, Harry Einhorn, Pema Zangmo Sherpa, Tandin Phubz

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: February 9, 2024 | PG-13

Starring: Choeying Jatsho, Deki Lhamo, Harry Einhorn, Pema Zangmo Sherpa, Tandin Phubz, Tandin Sonam, Tandin Wangchuk

Summary: An elderly lama (Kelsang Choejey), recognizing that extraordinary change is about to sweep through his country, is troubled by the possible outcomes. He instructs his young disciple Tashi (Tandin Wangchuk) to set forth into the kingdom and bring him two guns before the full moon to “set it right.” The young monk is perplexed by his guru’sAn elderly lama (Kelsang Choejey), recognizing that extraordinary change is about to sweep through his country, is troubled by the possible outcomes. He instructs his young disciple Tashi (Tandin Wangchuk) to set forth into the kingdom and bring him two guns before the full moon to “set it right.” The young monk is perplexed by his guru’s request, and his familiarity with guns is based solely on images from the only film available on television: James Bond. His quest brings him into contact with a scheming American gun collector Ron (Harry Einhorn), leading to a most unexpected outcome.… Expand

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 107 min

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RogerEbert.com Marya E. Gates

Feb 8, 2024

Lusciously lensed by cinematographer Jigme Tenzing, the ensemble comedy examines how the country’s upcoming mock elections affect the titular monk, a rural family, an election official, and a desperate liason from the city, all of whose lives collide in minor and major ways. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Feb 22, 2024

Fans of action films as Top Gun, American Sniper or Hobo with a Shotgun may be disappointed by the absence of splatter, though The Monk and the Gun achieves is own kind of sardonic catharsis. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Feb 15, 2024

The Monk and the Gun is a true crowd-pleaser, a poignant message wrapped up in a humorous and vibrant tale. Read full review

Stephen Farber

Sep 18, 2023

Perhaps there are a couple of unnecessary complications on the way to the denouement, but the storytelling is lively and piquant, demonstrating the director’s sense of humor and sharp observational skills. Read full review

Elijah Gonzalez

Feb 9, 2024

The Monk and the Gun, the sophomore effort from Pawo Choyning Dorji, is centered on people feeling the full brunt of this experience for the first time. Set against the backdrop of 2006 Bhutan, The Monk and the Gun is a light but well-delivered political satire about the country’s first democratic elections following their king’s abdication. Read full review

Ross McIndoe

Feb 5, 2024

The film pulls off something truly bold: taking what are perhaps the most emotionally and symbolically loaded items in existence and subverting their meaning completely to end on a note of peace, joy, and hope for the future. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Feb 8, 2024

However sincere and justified, the digs are so innocuous that their main purpose seems to flatter Western viewers who will nod along as they coo at the landscapes and chuckle knowingly about ugly truths they think have nothing to do with them, but do. Read full review

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