"I'm going very, very far away to the land of my dreams."

Travellers and Magicians - set and filmed in the beautiful country of Bhutan. There are no super stars in this film. There are, however, many non-actors from Bhutan - a local principal, a politician, and local farmers.

This film is about journeys. Or more to the point as the title states travellers and magicians. A young officer is desperate to leave the small village where he is stationed and move to the U.S. He misses the bus that is to take him to meet his connection who will assist him in getting a visa to the U.S. He is stranded and must hitch hike his way to the meeting place. Along the way he meets fellow travellers, and in particular a monk who tells a story about a magician.

The journey of the travellers follows the path of the magician in the story. The young officer is akin to the magician who goes on his own journey to avoid the path laid before him by his parents. The magician is led to a house in the woods days away from his family home and he meets a man and his young wife. As the story progresses a love springs up between the young wife and the magician. Similarly, the young officer meets a father and his young college age daughter who are from the village he is trying to escape.

The magician storyline is very engrossing and I liked it more than the young officer storyline. But I think I only enjoyed the magician storyline because it was dolled out slowly and deliciously. The characters are developed just enough. The film acts as life and does not end perfectly. The beauty of this film is breathtaking. An overall excellent, albeit slightly slow, film.