Shambhala
Released: 2024
Drama
In a Himalayan polyandrous village in Nepal, newly married and pregnant Pema tries to make the best of her new life. But soon, her first husband Tashi vanishes on the trade route to Lhasa. Accompanied by her monk de facto husband, Karma, she embarks on a journey into the unforgiving wilderness to find him, evolving into a quest of self discovery and liberation.
Starring: Thinley Lhamo, Sonam Topden, Tenzing Dalha, Karma Wangyal Gurung, Karma Shakya, Loten Namling, Tsering Lhamo Gurung, Janga Bahadur Lama
Directed by: Min Bahadur Bham
Written by: Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah
Language: Nepali, Tibetan
Scenes
A young woman in Nepal is married polyandrously to three brothers. The youngest of them is still at school. He is seen taking a mattress with a wet stain outside to dry and she complains that he has wet the bed again.