The Monk and the Gun
Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
Thursday November 20,
Doors Open: 6.30 pm
"The Monk and the Gun" was written and co produced in 2023 by Pawo Choyning Dorji, the writer-director of “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” which we screened in January 2024, with a high general approval of the Reels society members and a star rating of 4.6.
“The Monk and the Gun” is again filmed in the writer’s home country of Bhutan. The story is set during the historical period of 2006 – 2008 when the Bhutanese king abdicated the throne to allow the country’s first democratic election to take place.
Mock elections are being held throughout the country to teach people how to vote and in the town of Ura, the venerated Lama orders his young monk to get him 2 guns so he can “make things right”.
Meanwhile, an American collector is in the country, on the trail of a valuable
antique rifle, and the paths of the two inevitably cross.
REELS WINE SELECTIONS
“The Monk and the Gun”
Movie / Wine themes:
# Bhutan – a highly mountainous country
# A revered Lama sitting up on the hill above the village and his obedient Monk
# A Policy of Gross National Happiness
REDS
Sevenhill “Inigo”(Clare Valley) Shiraz, 2022 *
“Sacred Hill” De Bortoli Cabernet Merlot
Nepenthe “Altitude” (Adelaide Hills) Pinot Noir 2022-4
NON-REDS
Sevenhill “Inigo”(Clare Valley) Riesling 2023 *
Vasse Felix (Margaret River) Classic Dry White 2018
(“Felix” means Happy)
“One for All” (NSW) Strawberry Lemon Sorbet Moscato 2023
*Sevenhill winery started by monks
