China | 2015 | Color | Drama | 117 min
冈仁波齐 / Kang Rinpoche
DCP | Tibetan | 24 fps | 1.85:1 | DOLBY 5.1
SYNOPSIS
In a small village, Nyima decides to go on a one year and 2,000km pilgrimage to Lhasa and the sacred Kang's Mountain to fulfill his uncle's wish. Some friends, neighbors and relatives decide to join him. Soon the small group of 11 is at the entrance of the village to start by foot a one thousand kilometers journey to try to expel their fault and enlighten their soul...
FESTIVALS, selective list
- Toronto IFF 2015
- Busan IFF 2015
- Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2015
- Rotterdam IFF 2016
- HKIFF 2016
- Vilnius FF 2016
- Farj FF 2016
- Bogota Independent FF 2016 (ZHANG Yang's retrospective)
- Melbourne IFF 2016
- Viennale IFF 2016
AWARDS
- Chichester IFF 2016
Audience Award for Best Feature Film
- Casa Asia FF 2016,
Best Cinematography Award