Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom & Our Christmas Social
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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (PG) | Dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji | 2020 | Bhutan/China | IMDb 7.5 | 110 mins | Subtitles
A young teacher in modern Bhutan, Ugyen, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana, to complete his service. He finds himself exiled from his Westernized comforts after an arduous 8 day trek just to get there. There he finds no electricity, no textbooks, not even a blackboard. Though poor, the villagers extend a warm welcome to their new teacher, but he faces the daunting task of teaching the village children without any supplies. He wants to quit and go home, but he begins to learn of the hardship in the lives of the beautiful children he teaches, and begins to be transformed through the amazing spiritual strength of the villagers.
Lunana : A Yak in the Classroom was Bhutan’s first ever Oscar nominated film and focuses on a young trainee teacher, Ugyen, who aspires to move to Australia but ends up being posted to the remotest school in the world. So begins this charming, gentle culture-clash film which muses on happiness and community values.
Entry is free for HFS members who have paid an annual subscription via our website.
Doors at 6.45pm, film at 7.30pm in Screen 2 for this event.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the door (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom & Our Christmas Social