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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia.

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Pawo Choyning Dorji

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 10 nominations total

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Ah kids these days, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Ah kids these days,

If you are like this, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

If you are like this,

If this is your attitude, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

If this is your attitude,

Grandma,
I told you I don’t want to be a teacher. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Grandma, I told you I don’t want to be a teacher.

Oh I am the teacher from Gedu, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Oh I am the teacher from Gedu,

In our country, we have - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

In our country, we have

Yet, I have not seen anyone
less motivated than you. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Yet, I have not seen anyone less motivated than you.

You are in the 4th year of your
5th year of mandatory service. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

You are in the 4th year of your 5th year of mandatory servic...

Well, Madame.
Over the years I have realised - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Well, Madame. Over the years I have realised

Do you realise you are
not done with your contract? - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Do you realise you are not done with your contract?

We just got word that - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

We just got word that

But isn't Lunana in Gasa? - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

But isn't Lunana in Gasa?

The Lunana school is not only
the most remote school in Bhutan - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

The Lunana school is not only the most remote school in Bhut...

Our government's pursuit
of Gross National Happiness - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Our government's pursuit of Gross National Happiness

Madame,
I don't think I'll be able to do this. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Madame, I don't think I'll be able to do this.

Plus, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I have altitude problems - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I have altitude problems

This is not altitude problems,
this is attitude problems! - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

This is not altitude problems, this is attitude problems!

Stop making excuses, and go up. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Stop making excuses, and go up.

Because of the remoteness and cold, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Because of the remoteness and cold,

I heard that it's very
beautiful up there. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I heard that it's very beautiful up there.

I want to do things man. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I want to do things man.

You want to leave your
good government job, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

You want to leave your good government job,

I just have to follow
up in three months. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I just have to follow up in three months.

My special friend Ugyen
wants to sing a song. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

My special friend Ugyen wants to sing a song.

Oh you know my Australia visa - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Oh you know my Australia visa

Yes I lost a little - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Yes I lost a little

Back in the day, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Back in the day,

Others would be honored
to serve the government - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Others would be honored to serve the government

You completed your education,
and got a decent job. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

You completed your education, and got a decent job.

The ministry wants to send me to Lunana. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

The ministry wants to send me to Lunana.

Look, this has a thick sole,
and it's also waterproof. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Look, this has a thick sole, and it's also waterproof.

There's reception till Gasa, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

There's reception till Gasa,

After that I won't be able to reach you. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

After that I won't be able to reach you.

Besides you are up there
only for a few months. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Besides you are up there only for a few months.

Next year we will go
together to that beach... - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Next year we will go together to that beach...

Okay then Grandma, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Okay then Grandma,

Hello. Are you Mr. Ugyen Dorji? - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Hello. Are you Mr. Ugyen Dorji?

Anyway please let me know
if I can be of service to you. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Anyway please let me know if I can be of service to you.

Let's go inside, I have ordered dinner. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Let's go inside, I have ordered dinner.

The electricity always comes and goes.
Very unreliable. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

The electricity always comes and goes. Very unreliable.

This is Zam, Maja and Kasha. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

This is Zam, Maja and Kasha.

Sorry for the delay, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Sorry for the delay,

Milk powder, sugar, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Milk powder, sugar,

We heard that city people can't
take shits without toilet paper. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

We heard that city people can't take shits without toil...

We heard that city people can't take shits without toilet paper - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

We heard that city people can't take shits without...

For us leaves do it. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

For us leaves do it.

Will the walk up be hard - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Will the walk up be hard

As we reach up there,
the walk is so nice. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

As we reach up there, the walk is so nice.

You will wish it never ends. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

You will wish it never ends.

You said - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

It will start to go down over there. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

It will start to go down over there.

If we told you the
path is always going up - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

If we told you the path is always going up

No matter how hard I push myself - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

No matter how hard I push myself

Here you go. It will help you walk. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Here you go. It will help you walk.

This is Phurba and his wife Yangchen. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

This is Phurba and his wife Yangchen.

They run this place as a guesthouse - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

They run this place as a guesthouse

This is the last stop, and from tomorrow - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

This is the last stop, and from tomorrow

Please serve the teacher
your special rice wine. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Please serve the teacher your special rice wine.

Outside is very cold and rocky. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Outside is very cold and rocky.

I have always been without shoes, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I have always been without shoes,

And I don't have the money to buy shoes. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

And I don't have the money to buy shoes.

How come your shoes are so clean - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

How come your shoes are so clean

Look at mine, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I got my shoes in Thimphu - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I got my shoes in Thimphu

When I first got these,
I was so excited I slept in them. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

When I first got these, I was so excited I slept in them.

If I wore fancy shoes like yours, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

If I wore fancy shoes like yours,

We always put this on sores and cuts. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

We always put this on sores and cuts.

Your socks are wet,
let me dry them for you. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Your socks are wet, let me dry them for you.

Like milk in a porcelain cup, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Like milk in a porcelain cup,

We have to be able to sing. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

We have to be able to sing.

Like milk in a porcelain cup, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Like milk in a porcelain cup,

This bird comes when
the spring flowers bloom - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

This bird comes when the spring flowers bloom

as we cross each pass,
we hoist the flags of the wind horse - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

as we cross each pass, we hoist the flags of the wind horse

We have reached the
last pass before Lunana. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

We have reached the last pass before Lunana.

We believe mountain passes
are abodes of the protectors. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

We believe mountain passes are abodes of the protectors.

So we must make offerings
and pay our respects - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

So we must make offerings and pay our respects

So we offer incense,
and make different offerings. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

So we offer incense, and make different offerings.

Victory to the Gods! - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Victory to the Gods!

Every traveler who has
traveled through this pass - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Every traveler who has traveled through this pass

When I was a child, all these mountains - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

When I was a child, all these mountains

But now, we never see them white. - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

But now, we never see them white.

I don't know what you mean - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I don't know what you mean

I worry that soon the snow lion - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

I worry that soon the snow lion

Like water in a vase, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Like water in a vase,

Oh no, we still have about 2 hours to go - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Oh no, we still have about 2 hours to go

On behalf of all the people in Lunana, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

On behalf of all the people in Lunana,

You are our teacher, - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

You are our teacher,

This is the classroom - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

This is the classroom

The winds here can be very cold - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

The winds here can be very cold

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom poster

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An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia.

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Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji

Writer: Pawo Choyning Dorji

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, family

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 Apr 2020

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 10 nominations total

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