EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions has acquired North American rights to Bhutan’s official selection for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards, The Monk And The Gun, a spiritual fable, written, directed, and co-produced by the Academy Award-nominated director of 2019’s Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom, Pawo Choyning Dorj. Contending for Best International Film, Lunana became the first Bhutanese film ever nominated for an Oscar. The Monk And The Gun premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and later the Toronto International Film Festival where it won critical and audience acclaim, currently holding a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Roadside Attractions Acquires North American Distribution For Bhutan Oscar Entry ‘The Monk And The Gun’ Following Telluride and Toronto Premieres