It’s often said that the most important election for a young democracy is the second one.
A nation seeking a new form of government can easily get swept up in the excitement of choosing its own leader, but the real test of its commitment comes when the first winner has to cede their power.
Similarly, the first James Bond movie with a new actor in the role will always be a major cultural event — but nobody knows if he’ll be remembered as a Connery or a Lazenby until his second film hits theaters.
So it’s fitting that Pawo Choyning Dorji’s “The Monk and the Gun” begins in 2008 at the intersection of the first democratic elections in Bhutan and the release of Daniel Craig’s sophomore Bond outing, “Quantum of Solace.”As the South Asian nation prepares to abandon its traditional monarchy, democracy activists traverse its most…
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