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The Monk and the Gun

An American travels into Bhutan in search of a valuable antique rifle and crosses paths with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.

Director

Pawo Choyning Dorji

Year

Genre

Box Office

$165,470

Production

N/A

Awards

7 wins & 10 nominations

Tashi

Tandin Wangchuk

Phurba

Lama

Kelsang Choejay

Benji

Choephel

Choeying Jatsho

Tshomo

Yuphel

Yuphel Lhendup Selden

Tshering Yangden

Pema Zangmo Sherpa

Ronald Coleman

Ap Penjor

Angay

Lhamo

Police Officer

Police Officer

Shop Girl

Oddiyana Kanya Lai-Dorji

Thinley

News Reporter

Nobs

Shop Owner

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[latches clicking] - The Monk and the Gun

[latches clicking]

Our country it's changing - The Monk and the Gun

Our country it's changing

The dialysis machine is free today,
can you take me? - The Monk and the Gun

The dialysis machine is free today, can you take me?

Breakfast? I was going to make something. - The Monk and the Gun

Breakfast? I was going to make something.

But do we parade it in front of everyone? - The Monk and the Gun

But do we parade it in front of everyone?

- [TV clicks on]
- [static crackling] - The Monk and the Gun

- [TV clicks on] - [static crackling]

Wow I can't believe it - The Monk and the Gun

Wow I can't believe it

[static crackles] - The Monk and the Gun

[static crackles]

I don't want to be the Prime Minister I just want my eraser - The Monk and the Gun

I don't want to be the Prime Minister I just want my...

[Tashi muttering indistinctly] - The Monk and the Gun

[Tashi muttering indistinctly]

[woman] Oh, it's you, Master Tashi.
Are you going down? - The Monk and the Gun

[woman] Oh, it's you, Master Tashi. Are you going down?

[driver groans] - The Monk and the Gun

[driver groans]

So listen, uh, Ron, if anyone asks, - The Monk and the Gun

So listen, uh, Ron, if anyone asks,

Tshomo, everything well? - The Monk and the Gun

Tshomo, everything well?

Where did Choephel go? - The Monk and the Gun

Where did Choephel go?

Thank you, Mother. - The Monk and the Gun

Thank you, Mother.

[music fades] - The Monk and the Gun

- [engine starts]
- [Bhutanese pop music playing on radio] - The Monk and the Gun

- [engine starts] - [Bhutanese pop music playing on radio]

[cows bellowing] - The Monk and the Gun

[cows bellowing]

- Good morning!
- Please, come sit. - The Monk and the Gun

- Good morning! - Please, come sit.

You don't have to worry about me. - The Monk and the Gun

You don't have to worry about me.

Here, take these. - The Monk and the Gun

Here, take these.

Hey, who is that hero? - The Monk and the Gun

Hey, who is that hero?

[engine dies] - The Monk and the Gun

Mommy, today, the teacher got angry at me. - The Monk and the Gun

Mommy, today, the teacher got angry at me.

- [in Dzongkha] Greetings!
- Hello, Mr. Benji! - The Monk and the Gun

- [in Dzongkha] Greetings! - Hello, Mr. Benji!

Bumo, bring the item. - The Monk and the Gun

Bumo, bring the item.

Tell him, I'll give him $75,000. - The Monk and the Gun

Tell him, I'll give him $75,000.

[engine sputters] - The Monk and the Gun

[engine sputters]

[line dialing] - The Monk and the Gun

Madame, we went knocking
on every door but-- - The Monk and the Gun

Madame, we went knocking on every door but--

Who's that? - The Monk and the Gun

Is that a monk? With a gun? - The Monk and the Gun

Is that a monk? With a gun?

Is that a monk With a gun - The Monk and the Gun

Is that a monk With a gun

[Benji sighs] - The Monk and the Gun

Who is this monk - The Monk and the Gun

Who is this monk

We are here to modernize our country - The Monk and the Gun

We are here to modernize our country

Have you heard about it Heard about what - The Monk and the Gun

Have you heard about it Heard about what

- Thank you for the ride.
- See you on the Full Moon. - The Monk and the Gun

- Thank you for the ride. - See you on the Full Moon.

Hmm. This is perfect! - The Monk and the Gun

Hmm. This is perfect!

Wait! Wait! Hold on a second! - The Monk and the Gun

Wait! Wait! Hold on a second!

Wow, my favorite! - The Monk and the Gun

Wow, my favorite!

[door opens] - The Monk and the Gun

[Bhutanese pop music playing on radio] - The Monk and the Gun

[Bhutanese pop music playing on radio]

[Benji] Ron. - The Monk and the Gun

Yeah, and then? - The Monk and the Gun

Yeah, and then?

[in English] The worry was the government
wouldn't be able to register the voters, - The Monk and the Gun

[in English] The worry was the government wouldn't be a...

How many did you get? - The Monk and the Gun

How many did you get?

Mommy, look, foreign pens and an eraser. - The Monk and the Gun

Mommy, look, foreign pens and an eraser.

Why don't you draw something?
Sit, Tshomo. Sit down. - The Monk and the Gun

Why don't you draw something? Sit, Tshomo. Sit down.

This bitterness has even
reached Yuphel's school. - The Monk and the Gun

This bitterness has even reached Yuphel's school.

It's because we've just started
this process. - The Monk and the Gun

It's because we've just started this process.

Soon it will pass and everyone will be happy and prosperous - The Monk and the Gun

Soon it will pass and everyone will be happy and prosperous

Yuphel, we should get going. - The Monk and the Gun

Yuphel, we should get going.

Thank you so much for the pens and eraser. - The Monk and the Gun

Thank you so much for the pens and eraser.

[Bhutanese pop music playing
over speakers] - The Monk and the Gun

[Bhutanese pop music playing over speakers]

Yes, it's Nobs here. - The Monk and the Gun

Yes, it's Nobs here.

You will get your items later tonight. - The Monk and the Gun

You will get your items later tonight.

I want that as well. - The Monk and the Gun

I want that as well.

[Benji in Dzongkha]
Nobs, so we're good, right? - The Monk and the Gun

[Benji in Dzongkha] Nobs, so we're good, right?

The life where Yuphel had friends
to play with. - The Monk and the Gun

The life where Yuphel had friends to play with.

You don't think he's gonna kill anyone do you - The Monk and the Gun

You don't think he's gonna kill anyone do you

- [exclaims]
- [motor stops] - The Monk and the Gun

- [exclaims] - [motor stops]

[Choephel] Remember,
red is industrial development. - The Monk and the Gun

[Choephel] Remember, red is industrial development.

She's the one.
The one responsible for all this. - The Monk and the Gun

She's the one. The one responsible for all this.

- Greetings, Lama.
- Hello. - The Monk and the Gun

- Greetings, Lama. - Hello.

[Benji] Hey, hey! Please stop. - The Monk and the Gun

[Benji] Hey, hey! Please stop.

We are done. We had a 98% turnout. - The Monk and the Gun

We are done. We had a 98% turnout.

[officer] Little girl. - The Monk and the Gun

[officer] Little girl.

[percussion and horn instruments
playing traditional music] - The Monk and the Gun

[percussion and horn instruments playing traditional music]

I understand
how much people love His Majesty. - The Monk and the Gun

I understand how much people love His Majesty.

I don't know anything about these modern ways - The Monk and the Gun

I don't know anything about these modern ways

Oh! These are AK-47s!
Where did you get these? - The Monk and the Gun

Oh! These are AK-47s! Where did you get these?

Please excuse us. - The Monk and the Gun

Please excuse us.

May all be victorious! - The Monk and the Gun

May all be victorious!

[all] May all be victorious! - The Monk and the Gun

[all] May all be victorious!

[whooping stops] - The Monk and the Gun

[whooping stops]

[singing fades] - The Monk and the Gun

[singing fades]

Thank you for coming here and helping us. - The Monk and the Gun

Thank you for coming here and helping us.

[sighs] - The Monk and the Gun

[music fades] - The Monk and the Gun

The Monk and the Gun poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

An American travels into Bhutan in search of a valuable antique rifle and crosses paths with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.

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Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji

Writer: Pawo Choyning Dorji

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $165,470

Released: 22 Mar 2024

Awards: 7 wins & 10 nominations

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