3 Year 3 Month Retreat

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3 Year 3 Month Retreat (2015)

Directed by Dechen Roder

“Can Lhamo, a young, wounded girl facing the harsh gaze of the world, find her own form of retreat and redemption?”

· 20m

The traditional ‘3 Year 3 Month Retreat’ or ‘Lo Sum Choe Sum’ is practiced by Buddhist monks, nuns and other devout practitioners. 3 years, 3 months, and 3 days is calculated as the time needed to achieve a higher state of clarity and motivation. By cutting oneself off from the world, and delving into the inner mind, the retreat is supposed to transform the practitioner. Can Lhamo, a young, wounded girl facing the harsh gaze of the world, find her own form of retreat and redemption? Lo Sum Choe Sum was Bhutan’s first entry into the Berlinale Shorts Competition. It was made in 2015 by filmmaker Dechen Roder, who later produced and wrote and directed the well-acclaimed Honeygiver Among the Dogs.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Dechen Roder

Details

Original title
Lo Sum Choe Sum
Release date
2015-02-08
Runtime
20m
Original language
DZ
Countries
Bhutan
Production
Dakinny Productions