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Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait (2016)

Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait poster
Original title
ཧེ་མ་ཧེ་མ།
Directed by
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
Genre
drama, mystery
Country
Bhutan
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

People participate in a secluded ritual where they wear masks and must not speak. The story follows a man who joins the gathering and faces the challenges of silence and anonymity.

mysteriousintimatecontemplativemeditativequietritualisticthought-provokingslow-pacedenigmatic

What happens

Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait or simply Hema Hema is a 2016 Bhutanese Dzongkha-language drama film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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