Jinpa

Traversing a seemingly endless road across the unforgiving vastness of the Kekexili Plateau, a long-distance trucker is upset by the prospect of bad karma when he accidentally runs over a sheep. His journey takes another existential turn when he picks up a hitchhiker on a request to avenge his father. Their soon-to-be entwined fates are signalled by a coincidence: they’re both named Jinpa. Recalling the gritty visual style of producer Wong Kar Wai, this parable-like story draws on the absurd and the dreamy, contemplating the metaphysical mystery about death and life, crime and redemption.

Venice Film Festival: Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay

Tokyo FILMeX: Special Jury Prize