In a remote village in Bhutan, an undercover cop is tasked with solving the disappearance of a Buddhist abbess. The villagers call the missing woman a “demon,” convinced that she has brought disaster upon the community. During his investigation, the cop encounters a mysterious woman named Choden, who quickly becomes the prime suspect. But the more he gets involved with her, the deeper he becomes entangled in a web of spiritual parables, superstition, and hidden truths. The boundaries between reality and mysticism blur, and the investigator must ask himself whether he is getting closer to the truth or further away from it. HONEYGIVER AMONG THE DOGS (original title: Munmo Tashi Khyidron) is the impressive feature film debut of Bhutanese director Dechen Roder. The film celebrated its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in 2016 and was shown in the Panorama section of the Berlinale in 2017. At the 2017 Fribourg International Film Festival, it was awarded the Special Jury Prize, the Youth Jury Prize, and a special mention by the International Federation of Film Societies. The film was also nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award in the category “Cultural Diversity Award under the Patronage of UNESCO.” With its unique blend of film noir and Buddhist mysticism, HONEYGIVER AMONG THE DOGS offers a fascinating insight into Bhutanese culture and tells a compelling story about truth, faith, and the search for redemption.
Buddhist noir: In Buthan the undercover police officer Kinley investigates the disappearance of a Buddhist abbess, who is known as "the demon".
In a remote village in Bhutan, an undercover cop is tasked with solving the disappearance of a Buddhist abbess. The villagers call the missing woman a “demon,” convinced that she has brought disaster upon the community. During his investigation, the cop encounters a mysterious woman named Choden, who quickly becomes the prime suspect.
But the more he gets involved with her, the deeper he becomes entangled in a web of spiritual parables, superstition, and hidden truths. The boundaries between reality and mysticism blur, and the investigator must ask himself whether he is getting closer to the truth or further away from it.
HONEYGIVER AMONG THE DOGS (original title: Munmo Tashi Khyidron) is the impressive feature film debut of Bhutanese director Dechen Roder. The film celebrated its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in 2016 and was shown in the Panorama section of the Berlinale in 2017. At the 2017 Fribourg International Film Festival, it was awarded the Special Jury Prize, the Youth Jury Prize, and a special mention by the International Federation of Film Societies. The film was also nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award in the category “Cultural Diversity Award under the Patronage of UNESCO.”
With its unique blend of film noir and Buddhist mysticism, HONEYGIVER AMONG THE DOGS offers a fascinating insight into Bhutanese culture and tells a compelling story about truth, faith, and the search for redemption.