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How a child gets lost in the virtual world? Not with a scream or a runaway act, but silently — with every moment spent in the digital maze, where reality fades and fleeting pleasures replace real experiences.
Dani (13) is smart, sensitive, yet captivated by the virtual world, where escaping struggles seems easier than facing them. His parents, Stoyan and Pepi, watch helplessly as their son slips away. The harder they try to pull him back, the deeper the chasm between them grows. The attention deficit disorder diagnosis only confirms their worst fears — the problem isn’t just the screens, but something far more profound, rooted in their own lives.
Stoyan, a workaholic perpetually consumed by his job, wrestles with his own emotional immaturity. Pepi, devoted to her family to the point of self-neglect, is confronted with a terrifying diagnosis that turns the family priorities upside down. In this moment of reckoning, the family makes the most important decision of their lives — to leave their comfort zone and embark on the long-postponed journey to the Himalaya.
But this expedition isn’t just an adventure — it is their last chance to find each other again. Along the rocky trails of the towering mountains, amidst the harsh yet humble life of the Sherpa people, Dani will be forced to face himself, far from the screens and algorithms that dictate his days. In playing with new friends, in the grueling treks, in laughter and aching exhaustion, he will rediscover the simple joys he has forgotten.
Yet this journey also raises questions no one is fully prepared to answer — why has Dani’s fear of abandonment been lingering since the 2015 earthquake? How does the trauma of the past shape the present? Can a mountain heal wounds that have been unknowingly passed down through generations?
The three heroes will immerse themselves in the Sherpa culture — celebrating, mourning, sharing the joys and struggles of ordinary mountain people. Each traveler will return changed in their own way, cleansed and filled with creative energy. The film’s mission is to capture and document this transformation, to illuminate the principles of a meaningful life in a place where happiness isn’t measured in wealth, but in mutual connection and shared smiles.
“Himalayan Lessons” is not just a film about one family — it is a mirror in which every parent, every child, can see themselves. A film about the pain of losing connection with the ones you love most. And about the hope that it is never too late to find your way back to each other. A hope that will linger long after the credits roll.
