Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)

On the fourth of his mandated five years of teaching training, slacker Sherab Dorji is sent to the remotest part of Bhutan to teach at a small mountain village school when he’d rather be playing music in Australia. He arrives completely unprepared but quickly finds inspiration in the local culture. I commend the Bhutanese happiness ideal that leads them to ensure the education of even its most remote citizens. Unfortunate the film is not a particularly original take on a fish out of water tale. The setting is gorgeous at least and provides a view into a charming, lesser seen culture.

Oscar Nomination: Best International Feature Film