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.

• DirectorKhyentse Norbu
• Release9 September 2003
• Genre
  Adventure / Drama
• Duration1h 48m
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• Rate
  

  6.868
  34 reviews
• Productions

  Prayer Flag Pictures, HanWay Films