The Monk and the Gun's reviews
Media reviews
Roger Ebert
Lusciously lensed by cinematographer Jigme Tenzing, the ensemble comedy examines how the country's upcoming mock elections affect the titular monk, a rural family, an election official, and a desperate liason from the city, all of whose lives collide in minor and major ways.
The Washington Post
Though it takes place in the recent past, at a time when the Bhutanese people were still getting used to such American imports as James Bond movies and "black water" (Coca-Cola), the film has something important to say about the promise and the perils of the present.
Los Angeles Times
At a time when extremes in discourse always seem loudest, the modest pleasures of 'The Monk and the Gun' are appealingly reasonable. Brandishing new ways doesn't have to mean holstering old ones.