The Monk and the Gun

critic Reviews

, 94% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Surrounding its poignant insights with a gentle layer of crowd-pleasing comedy, The Monk and the Gun is a timely political satire that underscores the fragility of democracy.
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    Tim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    Very funny indeed. It has some thoughts about democracy, and some thoughts about American democracy.
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    Peter RainerFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    It's a charming movie and it wears its ethnography lightly.
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    Randy MyersSan Jose Mercury News
    The Monk and the Gun delivers a gentle caress of a message that’s quietly delivered, but holds power in this volatile American election year.
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    Jocelyn NoveckAssociated Press
    Who’ll get the gun? The rest of the plot is best left unspoiled, but you can be sure Dorji finds a way to tie his threads together in a way both comic and biting, both entertaining and provocative.
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    Manohla DargisNew York Times
    Modestly scaled, lightly comic and blithely ingratiating...
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    Marya E. GatesRogerEbert.com
    In a place whose greatest aim is its population’s happiness, Dorji’s "The Monk and the Gun" contemplates whether complete modernization of his country is worth the price of this very happiness.
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    William StottorLoud and Clear Reviews
    In The Monk and the Gun, the establishment of one of the youngest democracies in the world is told in satirically amusing and biting ways.
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    James MarshSouth China Morning Post
    The film hums with a charming, grassroots authenticity ... , interweaving a hilarious crime caper with homespun realism that elevates the material far above its occasionally rough technical merits.
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    Filipe FreitasAlways Good Movies
    Dorji’s perspective is bracing, and his film a serene experience.
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    Hannah BrownJerusalem Post
    A political satire with a deep meaning, but the spiritual message behind the story sneaks up on you, or rather, you understand and embrace it gradually, just the way the Bhutanese do the electoral process.
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