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Andrew Krakower | Nepal | 00:14:50 | 2020
Nepali, Tibetan

The money earned by 11-year-olds Sonam and Tashi for doing prayers is only enough to share one small Coke. Sonam is lucky to even get a sip before Tashi, the monastery bully, drinks the entire bottle. Yarne is an annual six-week period when Buddhist monks remain within the monastery grounds for focused study and practice, yet for child monks, it’s more like house arrest. Tired of wasting his money, Sonam decides to save up every rupee he earns during Yarne to buy a soccer ball, but first he will have to stand up to Tashi.

Cast
Dawa Dorjee
Konchok Rangdol

Writer
Andrew Krakower

Producer
Andrew Krakower

Co-Producer
Michael Eisenbach