不丹村官敦杜（Tsewang Dandup 饰）很快厌倦了乡村乏味的生活，怀念大城市的绚烂，并计划借朋友的关系前往梦想之地——美国。敦杜在帕罗节（不丹最大的宗教节日）期间请假，不声不响的包好行李，踏上了前往美国的旅程。在乡村公路旁，敦杜邂逅一位僧人，后者为他讲述了一个梦想之地的故事：不丹青年塔西荒废了自己法术的学业，整日心中只是思量女人，这天他骑上了新买的马，却被马儿丢弃在森林深处，塔西向林中的隐居老人求助，并被他年轻貌美的妻子吸引，遂滞留此处。不久塔西和老人的对立愈发明显……在故事之外，敦杜和僧人的旅程中加入了一位少女，这使敦杜的看法发生了些许变化…… 本片由多才多艺的活佛宗萨钦哲仁波切拍摄，而他在拍摄电影之前曾经担任贝托鲁奇《小活佛》一片的顾问。The two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to hitchhike through the beautiful wild countryside of Bhutan to reach his goal. He shares the road with a monk, an apple seller, a papermaker and his beautiful young daughter, Sonam. Throughout the journey, the perceptive yet mischievous monk relates the story of Tashi. It is a mystical fable of lust, jealousy and murder, that holds up a mirror to the restless Dondup, and his blossoming attraction to the innocent Sonam. The cataclysmic conclusion of the monk's tale leaves Dondup with a dilemma--is the grass truly greener on the other side?
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