Details

Director: Pema Tseden
Producer: Wong Kar-Wai
Lead actors: Jinpa, Genden Phuntsok, Sonam Wangmo
Language: Tibetan
Subtitle: English & Chinese
Rating: NC16
Duration: 87 mins

Synopsis

[Part of the Contemporary Asian Cinema Series co-organized by Filmgarde and the Singapore Film Society]
The sixth feature film from renowned Tibetan director Pema Tseden is produced by renowned Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai.

The story starts off with truck driver Jinpa who accidentally runs over and kills a sheep as he traverses on an isolated road along the Kekexili Plains. He then picks up a young hitchhiker who is on his way to kill a man who murdered his father 10 years ago. Although they part ways later, the coincidence of these two incidents haunts Jinpa as he tries desperately to track down the hitchhiker and stop the murder.

Presented by Singapore Film Society & Filmgarde Cineplex, Jinpa will be the fourth feature film to be showcased in The Contemporary Asian Cinema (CAC) Series celebrating critically acclaimed Asian auteurs and their work.

AWARDS

Winner of Best Screenplay at the 75th Venice Film Festival
Nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 55th Golden Horse Awards

REVIEWS

"With the cinematography also contrasting the cold and harsh exteriors with the glowing and warm interiors, Jinpa benefits from modest but extremely precise and effective production values."
- Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter

"Tibetan road movie Jinpa is a playful, gently perplexing and distinctly stylish fifth feature from director Pema Tseden, whose films include The Silent Holy Stones (2006) and Tharlo, a 2015 entry in Venice’s Orizzonti section."
- Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily

“JINPA” is a great movie that manages to combine a number of elements into a very entertaining and thought provoking package that will satisfy audiences of almost every kind."
- Panos Kotzathanasis, Asian Movie Pulse

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