(Central News Agency reporter Wang Xinyu, Taipei, 25th) Taiwanese son-in-law and director Bawo Qiu Ning Dorje’s new film “Bhutan No Guns” was previewed today. He was interviewed and said that in the film, guns represent foreign culture, and the penis is used as the native of Bhutan. Cultural representation, and the movie not only talks about the democratization process of Bhutan, but also talks about cultural shock.
“The Monk and the Gun” (The Monk and the Gun) follows a multi-line story, including Americans going to Bhutan to buy guns, lamas looking for old guns, and villagers’ thoughts on democratization.
Pawo Choyning Dorji said that he used guns to represent foreign culture, while Bhutan’s unique phallic worship represents local culture. “When I was a child, there were actually phallic decorations everywhere, but nowadays there are fewer. When you see a penis, because of the influence of foreign ideas, people will be very embarrassed about penis worship. “
Bhutan held elections for the first time in 2008, and the film also included scenes of the election committee entering the countryside to invite people to vote. Asked whether Bhutanese people need democracy, Prawo Choening Dorje said: “As a Bhutanese, I will support the king’s decision, and democracy is what the king wants.”
Bawo Choening Dorje said that democracy is unique in Bhutan, because in many countries it takes bloody revolutions to achieve democracy. In addition, the definition of happiness of the Bhutanese people is very different from other places. Like other regions, National development index or GDP is used as the standard, but Bhutan does not think so, which makes Bhutan’s “happiness” very unique.
Bawo Choening Dorje said frankly that because he had lived in both Bhutan and the United States for a long time, there were indeed moments when he was influenced by foreign cultures, but now he is proud to be a Bhutanese. Both movies have shown that Dan’s story is his sense of mission as a Bhutanese.
Bawo Choening Dorje’s first film “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” was nominated for the Best International Film Award at the 94th Academy Awards, and his second film “Bhutan No Guns” also snagged the 96th The top 15 list of the Academy Awards.
Bawo Choening Dorje said frankly that it must have been a lot of pressure to have his first two films nominated for Oscars. “When I was filming ‘Bhutan No Guns’, I even felt that this film was a failure.” He revealed that there are currently two other films about it. The story in Bhutan is being conceived, but no new filming is planned yet.
“Bhutan No Guns” will be released in Taiwan on June 7. (Editor: Zhang Yajing) 1130425
