THARLO (PG)
a film by Pema Tseden
In cinemas 30 September 2016
Winner: Best Cinematography, Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2015
Winner: Best Director, Golden Horse Film Festival 2015
Strikingly shot in black and white, leading Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden’s latest work explores identity, marginalisation and loneliness amid the changing face of contemporary Tibet.
CREDITS:
Written & directed by: Pema Tseden
Cinematography: Songye Lu
Cast: Shide Nyima, Yangshik Tso
Production: Heaven Pictures (Beijing) Culture & Media Beijing Ocean & Time Culture Communication
Beijing YiHe Star Film Production
New Heaven Picture (Beijing) Culture & Media
Country of production: China
Year: 2015
Running time: 123 mins
Languages: Tibetan, Mandarin + subtitles
Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden’s artfully shot feature is a portrait of a shepherd called Tharlo who spends his days in the company of his sheep traversing the vast Tibetan plateau in the Amdo region of Tibet. When he heads into the city to finally obtain a government issued ID card, he meets a young city girl and a temptation-fuelled encounter takes him on an intense journey of self-realisation. A perceptive portrait of life in contemporary Tibet.
FORTHCOMING SCREENINGS:
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin: 11 Feb 2019
PAST SCREENINGS:
Borderlines Film Festival – The Courtyard, Hereford: 9 Mar 2016 – UK premiere
Wales One World Film Festival – Chapter, Cardiff: 15 Mar 2016
Wales One World Film Festival – Aberystwyth Arts Centre: 16 Mar 2016
London – King’s College (Lucas): 17 May 2016 – London premiere
Bristol – Watershed: 30 Sep-6 Oct 2016
Sheffield – Showroom: 30 Sep-6 Oct 2016
Newcastle – Tyneside Cinema: 30 Sep-6 Oct 2016
Glasgow Film Theatre: 8-10 Oct 2016
Hebden Bridge Picture House: 9 Oct 2016
Belfast: Queen’s Film Theatre: 10-11 Oct 2016
Phoenix – Leicester: 14, 15, 17 Oct 2016
Dartington – The Barn: 17-18 Oct 2016
Birmingham – MAC: 25-26 Oct 2016
Oxford Phoenix Picturehouse: 29 Oct 2016
Bradford: 2 Nov 2016
Oxford – The Ultimate Picture Palace: 2, 5 Nov 2016
Inverness – Eden Court Theatre: 2, 3, 5 Nov 2016
Cambridge Arts Picturehouse: 5 Nov 2016
Derby – The Quad: 5, 6, 7, 9 Nov 2016
Nottingham – Broadway: 4-7 Dec 2016
Manchester – HOME: 18 Dec 2016
Edinburgh – Filmhouse: 11-12 Jan 2017
Swansea – Taliesin Arts Centre: 24 Jan 2017
Cardigan – Theatr Mwldan: 12 Feb 2017
Wivenhoe Film Club – 1 Mar 2017
Broadstairs – The Palace Cinema: 28 Mar 2017
Bracknell – South Hill Park: 4 Jul 2017
Belfast: 30 November 2017
Winchester Film Society: 23 Jan 2018
Lincoln Film Society: 26 Jan 2018