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Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

The dazzling new film from Bhutanese lama and filmmaker Khyentse Norbu (The Cup, Travellers and Magicians) chronicles a sacred jungle ritual whose masked, anonymous participants seek after complete self-knowledge — or descend into thievery, violation, and murder.

Top Cast

  • Tshering Dorji

    Tshering Dorji

    Expressionless / The Bard

  • Sadon Lhamo

    Sadon Lhamo

    Red Wrathful / Hideous

  • Thinley Dorji

    Thinley Dorji

    Lha Karpo

  • Tony Leung Chiu-wai

    Tony Leung Chiu-wai

    Deer / Serene Mask

  • Zhou Xun

    Zhou Xun

    Daughter

  • Tshewang Dendup

    Tshewang Dendup

    Dragon

  • Tenzin Dolma

    Tenzin Dolma

    Agay

  • Jamyang Dorji

    Jamyang Dorji

    Dead Man

  • Jigme Drukpa

    Jigme Drukpa

    Gold Face Musician

Overview

The dazzling new film from Bhutanese lama and filmmaker Khyentse Norbu (The Cup, Travellers and Magicians) chronicles a sacred jungle ritual whose masked, anonymous participants seek after complete self-knowledge — or descend into thievery, violation, and murder.

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