A sprawling web of western influence arises in The Monk and the Gun, Pawo Choyning Dorji’s political satire set in 2006, against the backdrop of Bhutan’s first-ever democratic election.

The Monk and the Gun, from writer-director Pawo Choyning Dorji, unspools in the aftermath of the king's announcement, as a mock election is organised to educate the kingdom's scattered population ...