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  • 2020
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2020
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet, a truck driver who has accidentally run over a sheep chances upon a young man who is hitching a ride. As they drive and chat, the truck driver notices that his new friend has a silver dagger strapped to his leg. He comes to understand that this man is out to kill someon...

Directed By: Pema Tseden

Written By: Pema Tseden

  • 2020
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2020
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 26 m

Jinpa

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Summary On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet, a truck driver who has accidentally run over a sheep chances upon a young man who is hitching a ride. As they drive and chat, the truck driver notices that his new friend has a silver dagger strapped to his leg. He comes to understand that this man is out to kill someon...

Directed By: Pema Tseden

Written By: Pema Tseden

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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80
Feb 25, 2020
The movie is a dreamily austere shaggy-dog story that recalls the matter-of-fact absurdism of early Jim Jarmusch, yet at the same time generates a fair amount of suspense by repeatedly hinting at a potential for melodramatic upheaval. Ultimately, however, Tseden finds an audaciously different way to pull the rug out from under us.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 20, 2020
Tibetan road movie Jinpa is a playful, gently perplexing and distinctly stylish fifth feature from director Pema Tseden.
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70
Feb 20, 2020
This is an intriguing if austere art house item that should please lovers of slow cinema with a more mystical edge.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 20, 2020
As amusing as these interludes are, they read as attempts to force an exaggerated sense of mystery into an ultimately simple and moralistic tale about the futility of vengeance.
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Production Company Shanghai Blossoms Lane Pictures, Shanghai Tang Dynasty Communications Co., Ltd, Qinghai Mani Stone Pictures., Master China Films. (Beijing), Block 2 Distribution, Jet Tone Films (Xiangshan)
Release Date Feb 21, 2020
Duration 1 h 26 m
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Website http://icarusfilms.com/
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Awards

To Ten Chinese Films Festival
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Guangzhou Student Film Festival
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Asian Film Awards
• 4 Nominations

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