Shambhala

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Shambhala

2024

2h 30m

Drama

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In a Himalayan polyandrous village in Nepal, newly married and pregnant Pema tries to make the best of her new life. But soon, her first husband Tashi vanishes on the trade route to Lhasa. Accompanied by her monk de facto husband, Karma, she embarks on a journey into the unforgiving wilderness to find him, evolving into a quest of self-discovery and liberation.

Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

At two-and-a-half hours in length, the film’s meticulous unfurling ends up spread across alternating peaks and valleys of interest and emotional allure, rendering its careful compositions only semi-affecting.

Feb 27, 2024

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

At once a spiritual odyssey and a more concrete journey of female self-determination, this is a visually magnificent slow-burner filmed high in the Himalayas, with a quietly magnetic central performance from Thinley Lhamo...

Feb 23, 2024

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Calvin Law

The Asian Cut

Gorgeously crafted, spiritually invigorating character study that, with its slow, patient storytelling, pays great dividends.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 2, 2025

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Pema’s almost sitcomish relationship with Karma is contrasted with her sexy, romantic connection to Tashi. The Dawa character is simply annoying...There are merciful comic moments, but Shambhala is mostly a very serious and slow sit. The payoff is muted.

Rated: C+

Dec 19, 2024

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

A recently pregnant woman leaves her village to find her husband in Shambhala, Min Bahadur Bham’s evocative, beautiful, but overly long drama.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Dhruv Goyal

In Review Online

It wants to achieve transcendence through its slow cinema aesthetics, but it’s too conventionally narrativized to do so.

Aug 22, 2024

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Synopsis

In a Himalayan polyandrous village in Nepal, newly married and pregnant Pema tries to make the best of her new life. But soon, her first husband Tashi vanishes on the trade route to Lhasa. Accompanied by her monk de facto husband, Karma, she embarks on a journey into the unforgiving wilderness to find him, evolving into a quest of self-discovery and liberation.

Director: Min Bahadur Bham
Producer: Min Bahadur Bham
Screenwriter: Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah, Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah
Production Co: Shooney Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Tibetan
Runtime: 2h 30m