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Wikipedia article




'Jinpa' (Tibetan: , "Butcher" or "Murderer"; ) 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.

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.

Cast



* Jinpa as truck driver Jinpa

* Genden Phuntsok as hitchhiker Jinpa

* Sonam Wangmo as bar owner

* Japal Tso

* Dargye Tenzin

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References




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