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Why is the sky dark at night?

2021 23 min Dzongkha

Dema, a demure seventeen-year-old girl, works at a butcher shop in the capital city of Thimphu in Bhutan. Nothing seems to happen in this quiet city, where time seems to have stood still. Dema experiences the world through the occasional visits of passersby and customers.

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Kelzang Dorjee Director · Tashi Gyeltshen Writer

First release October 8, 2021 · Produced in Bhutan

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Bhutan

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Dzongkha

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Dzongkha

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South Korea · October 8, 2021

Premiere · Busan Int'l Film Festival

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