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.

Rating: 6.894

Cast:

Tshering

Dorji

Jigme

Drukpa

Neten

Chokling

Ugyen

Wangchuk

Kezang

Wangmo

Tshewang

Dendup

Sonam

Lhamo

Dasho

Adab

Ap

Dochu

Sonam

Kinga

Dechen

Dorjee

Lhakpa

Dorji

Deki

Yangzom

Gomchen

Penjore

Namgay

Dorjee

Tshering

Dorji

Jigme

Drukpa

Neten

Chokling

Ugyen

Wangchuk

Kezang

Wangmo

Tshewang

Dendup

Sonam

Lhamo

Dasho

Adab

Ap

Dochu

Sonam

Kinga