Automatische concepten

English summary

Pema has grown up in the capital of Nepal while his parents stayed high up in the Himalayas. He is expected to return to his family’s village to marry a local girl. Together with his sisters, one of whom has grown up with adoptive parents in the Netherlands, he travels to the remote mountain village. After a 10-day trek on foot across the Himalayas, they arrive at their parents’ home. After a warm reunion, tensions quickly mount: the parents are counting on their only son to fulfil his responsibilities, marry and work the land. But Pema can see no life for himself in this remote region without a computer…
Amid spectacular shots of the mountain landscape, a sensitive generational conflict brews, laying bare the contrasts between modern life and the traditional mountain community. The Only Son came away in the top 5 for the IDFA Audience Award and is part of the Best of IDFA on Tour.