A young government official, named Dondup, who is smitten with America (he even has a denim gho) dreams of escaping there while stuck in a beautiful but isolated village. He hopes to connect in the U.S. with a visa out of the country. He misses the one bus out of town to Thimphu, however, and is forced to hitchhike and walk along the Lateral Road to the west, accompanied by an apple seller, a Buddhist monk with his ornate, dragon-headed dramyin, a drunk, a widowed rice paper maker, and his beautiful daughter, Sonam.
Tshewang Dendup
as Dondup
Sonam Lhamo
as Sonam
Dasho Adab Sangye
as Sonam's father
Ap Dochu
as Appleman
Sonam Kinga
as The Monk
Dechen Dorjee
as Drunk man
Lhakpa Dorji
as Tashi
Deki Yangzom
as Deki
Gomchen Penjore
as Agay
Namgay Dorjee
as Karma
Tshering Dorji
as Postmaster
Jigme Drukpa
as Phuntsho
