Title: The Monk and the Gun

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji

Year: 2024

Country and language: Bhutan, Dzongkha and English

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Australian distributor: Village Roadshow

From Roger Erbert’s review: Bhutanese filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji’s “The Monk and the Gun” is a droll political satire set in the year 2006 as the Kingdom of Bhutan transitions towards becoming the world’s youngest democracy. 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.