Writer-director Min Bahadur Bham’s second feature follows a newlywedded woman who crosses the Himalayas in search of her fleeing husband.
), appears about an hour into the movie. That’s more or less the same time it takes for the story to truly come alive, in a languishing 150-minute narrative that could prove a real patience-tester for many viewers.
Those traditions can be fascinating to watch, with cinematographer Aziz Zhambakiyiv documenting them in extended takes and lush widescreen compositions, his camera roving back and forth to capture an entire ceremony in a single shot. There’s a scene late in the film in which Pema — who still hasn’t tracked down Tashi — plays guitar while Karma, who’s a practicing Buddhist, sings along.
Pema decides to go looking for him, with Karma accompanying her on a long and winding trek through the snow-capped surrounding mountains. The two begin to grow closer and it’s possible a real love affair is budding between them, but Bham is much more suggestive about it than explicit. There are perhaps too many things left unsaid in, although certain images, such as the stunning shots of Pema walking alone as the Himalayas stretch out far into the distance, manage to speak for themselves.
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