Icarus Films: Jinpa

Jinpa

From The dGenerate Films Collection

Directed by Pema Tseden

87 minutes / Color
Tibetan / English subtitles
Release: 2019
Copyright: 2018

This is a story of revenge and redemption. 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 someone who wronged him earlier in life. As he drops the hitchhiker off at a fork in the road, little does the truck driver realize that their short time together has changed everything, and that their destinies are inexorably intertwined.

“An extraordinary departure from the realist narratives that have made Pema Tseden's works celebrated at film festivals around the world. It is a fable, a Tibetan road movie and a tribute to classic Westerns all at once. JINPA's ferocious, visionary power is onscreen for all to see.” —Cinema Scope

“Intriguing; should please lovers of slow cinema with a more mystical edge.” —Hollywood Reporter

“[A] dreamy, languid treatise on destinations, spirituality, and promises—a trademark of Tseden's work.” —Now Toronto

“Playful, gently perplexing and distinctly stylish.” —ScreenDaily

“Dreamily austere; an idiosyncratic mix of deadpan wit and understated mysticism.” —Variety