Top Cast
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Tshering Phuntso
Lama
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Phuntshok Dhonden
Unknown
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Jamyang Tempa
Unknown
Overview
Buelwa is a film about a monk forced to leave the monastery and explore the streets of Thimphu (Bhutan). His life turns upside down.
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