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RIVER
Sonthar Gyal / China / 2015 / 94 min / Colour
In the eyes of little Yangchan, the world around her appears strange. Inexplicably, her father refuses to visit her reclusive father, who lives in a cavern and is considered a saint by the people of the region. Out of the blue, her mother pushes her way, because a new baby is on the way. While the children and village people keep repeating that her father is a bad person, Yangchan fights to understand what surrounds her and to again find the affection she needs. The mystic landscape of the white and brown Tibetan mountains forms the backdrop for this story.
Sonthar Gyal
Born in the Tsolho region of Tibet, in a semi-nomadic village, he studied art at Qinghai Univeristy and film at the Bejing Film Academy. His first feature film, The Sun Beaten Path, won the Dragons and Tigers Award for emerging cinema at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2011. With The River he participated in the Shanghai Film Festival (where the award for best actress went to Yangchan Lhamu, the child protagonist) and the Berlinale 2015.
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Subject Sonthar GyalScreenplay Sonthar GyalCinematography Meng WangSound Dukar TserangEditing Jinlei KongMusic Dukar TserangMain cast Yangchan Lhamo, Regzin Drolma, Guru Tsedan, KheydrupProducer Qingchun DuProduction company Beijing Garuda Film & TV Culture Communication
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