Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom(ལུང་ནག་ན)

Screen Daily by Allan Hunter

The story arc of Lunana may offer few surprises but Dorji handles it with confidence and buckets of charm.

Los Angeles Times by Carlos Aguilar

Opening the doors to a land and people most Westerners know little about, the director crafts a crowd-pleaser in stunning, mostly unseen locations whose charms weather even its most idealistically patriotic and overly saccharine notes.

Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern

The film is a fable, to be sure, and one that unfolds at a leisurely pace, not a tough-minded psychological drama. But it’s sharp-witted as well as soulful, reasonably suspenseful.

The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold

The gently efficient story feels like an attempt to illustrate Bhutan’s real-life “Gross National Happiness” initiative.

Variety by Richard Kuipers

Donji’s screenplay finds an ideal balance of gentle humor and life-affirming drama.