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Jigme Drukpa

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Biography: Jigme Drukpa is a Bhutanese musician and founder & artistic director of the travelling Aa-Yang Music School.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Trashigang, Bhutan

Adult: No

Birthday: January 01, 1969

Age: 56 years old

Gender: Male

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Overview: A young government official, named Dondup, who is smitten with America (he even has a denim gho) dreams of escaping there while stuck in a beautiful but isolated village. He hopes to connect in the U.S. with a visa out of the country. He misses the one bus out of town to Thimphu, however, and is forced to hitchhike and walk along the Lateral Road to the west, accompanied by an apple seller, a Buddhist monk with his ornate, dragon-headed dramyin, a drunk, a widowed rice paper maker, and his beautiful daughter, Sonam.

Genres: Adventure Drama

Original Language: dz

Release Date: 2003-09-09

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A Musical Journey: On the Road to Bhutan

Overview: The Frisian singer Linde Nijland was always fond of the combination of traveling and singing. An invitation to listen to a concert in honor of the coronation of the fifth king of Bhutan was the ideal occasion in 2008 to make a months-long journey through South East together with multi-instrumentalist Bert Ridderbos.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2011-06-06

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Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness

Overview: Imagine a country where happiness is the guiding principle of government. Imagine a people who see all life as sacred and the source of their happiness, a place with an abundance of clean and renewable energy, a nation committed to preserving its culture and whose progress is measured by obtaining Gross National Happiness for its people. Where is this Shangri-La? Bhutan. But can a place like Bhutan really exist? Can such ideals be realized? Can this small, geographically isolated country tucked away in the Himalayans truly protect its environment and culture as they open their doors to the West? The answer is rooted in the Bhutanese view of the world, anchored in Buddhism, with the simple message that happiness can only be found by taking the middle path the path that balances the needs of man with the powerful spirits of nature.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2007-11-07

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Overview: The dazzling new film from Bhutanese lama and filmmaker Khyentse Norbu (The Cup, Travellers and Magicians) chronicles a sacred jungle ritual whose masked, anonymous participants seek after complete self-knowledge — or descend into thievery, violation, and murder.

Genres: Drama Mystery

Original Language: dz

Release Date: 2016-08-10

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