SHAMBHALA

In a Himalayan polyandrous village in Nepal, pregnant Pema faces scrutiny as her first husband, Tashi, vanishes on the trade to Lhasa. Accompanied by her de facto husband, the monk Karma, she embarks on a journey to find him, evolving her quest into self-discovery and liberation.

In the Himalayan polyandrous village in Nepal, a pregnant woman named Pema endures societal judgment about her child’s legitimacy when her husband vanishes on a trade to Lhasa. Together with her monk brother-in-law, Karma, her de facto husband, she embarks on a harsh journey into the unforgiving wilderness to find him. What begins as a quest to reunite with her missing husband transforms into a profound spiritual awakening and a deeply transformative personal odyssey of self-discovery and liberation, where each step across the challenging Himalayan landscape becomes a passage toward inner awakening and enlightenment.