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Travellers and Magicians is a 2003 Bhutanese Dzongkha language film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu, a reincarnate lama of Tibetan Buddhism. The movie is the first feature film shot entirely in the Kingdom of Bhutan. The majority of the cast are not professional actors; this movie is among the first to take a Himalayan Buddhist perspective. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travellers_and_Magicians 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. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378906 ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Buddhist Road Movie in Bhutan KRASNAYA: My first Bhutanese film experience and I can say BRAVO! Khyentse Norbu did a r...

Come as You Are, also known as Hasta la Vista, is a Belgian drama film released in 2011 featuring Gilles De Schryver, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Tom Audenaert and Isabelle de Hertogh. The film is directed by Geoffrey Enthoven and written by Pierre De Clercq. The views and real-life experiences of Asta Philpot, a man who suffers from arthrogryposis, contributed to the making of the film. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_as_You_Are_(film) Three guys in their twenties love wine and women but they are still virgins. Under the guise of a wine tour they embark on a journey to Spain hoping to have their first sexual experience. Jozef is blind, Philip is paralyzed from the neck down and Lars is in a wheelchair with a brain tumor, but they're not going to let anything stand in their way... source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753887/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** This was a great trip. The characters are very likable and there...

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Marcelo Gomes starring João Miguel and Peter Ketnath. It was Brazil's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The movie is based on story narrated by director's great-uncle Ranulpho Gomes, who sold aspirins in Brazil during the 40's. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema,_Aspirins_and_Vultures In 1942, the lonely German Johann travels through the arid roads in the country of the Northeast of Brazil in his truck selling aspirins in small villages, using advertisement movies to promote the medicine. He meets the drifter Ranulpho, who intends to go to Rio de Janeiro seeking a better life, and gives a ride to the man. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373760/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Slow...