Jinpa

Jinpa (Tibetan: ལག་དམར་, "Butcher" or "Murderer"; Chinese: 撞死了一只羊; lit. 'Killed a sheep') is a 2018 Chinese Tibetan-language film written and directed by Pema Tseden. The screenplay is based on the novels The Slayer by Tsering Norbu and I Ran Over a Sheep by Pema. It made its world premiere and won Best Screenplay in the Horizons section at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[1]

Jinpa
Directed byPema Tseden
Written byPema Tseden
Based on
The Slayer
by
  • Tsering Norbu
  • I Ran Over a Sheep
  • Pema Tseden
Produced byWong Kar-wai
Jacky Pang
StarringJinpa
Genden Phuntsok
Sonam Wangmo
CinematographyLu Songye
Edited byWilliam Chang
Music byLim Giong
Point
Release date
  • August 2018 (2018-08) (Venice)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageTibetan

Plot

Truck driver Jinpa (Jinpa) accidentally runs over and kills a sheep as he traverses on an isolated road on the Kekexili Plateau. He then picks up a young hitchhiker (Genden Phuntsok) who is on his way to kill a man who murdered his father 10 years ago. Although they part way later, the coincidence of these two incidents haunts Jinpa. He tries to track down the hitchhiker and stop the murder.[2][3][4][5]

Cast
  • Jinpa as truck driver Jinpa
  • Genden Phuntsok as hitchhiker Jinpa
  • Sonam Wangmo as bar owner
  • Japal Tso
  • Dargye Tenzin

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
201875th Venice International Film FestivalBest ScreenplayPema TsedenWon
55th Golden Horse AwardsBest DirectorPema TsedenNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayPema TsedenNominated

References
  1. "Chinese film Jinpa wins Orizzonti prize at Venice". China Daily. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Jinpa". Venice Biennale. 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. Romney, Jonathan (4 September 2018). "'Jinpa': Venice Review". Screen International. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. van Hoeij, Boyd (9 September 2018). "'Jinpa' ('Zhuang si le yi zhi yang'): Film Review - TIFF 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. "Jinpa". BIFF. October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.


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