On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet, a truck driver, Jin Pa, accidentally runs over a sheep. He then picks up a man hitching with the same name. As they drive and chat, the truck driver notices that his new friend has a silver dagger strapped to his leg. He comes to understand that this man wants to kill someone who wronged him earlier in his life. As he drops the hitchhiker off at a fork in the road, little does the truck driver realize that their short time together has changed everything and that their destinies are inexorably intertwined. (Source: IMDb) Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: 撞死了一只羊
- Also Known As: Hit a Sheep , Killed a Sheep , Zhuang Si Le Yi Zhi Yang
- Screenwriter & Director: Pema Tseden
- Genres: Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Jinpa in Jinpa Chinese Movie]( "Jinpa in Jinpa Chinese Movie")
JinpaJinba [Driver]Main Role -
![Genden Phuntsok in Jinpa Chinese Movie]( "Genden Phuntsok in Jinpa Chinese Movie")
Genden PhuntsokJinpa [Killer]Support Role -
![Sonam Wangmo in Jinpa Chinese Movie]( "Sonam Wangmo in Jinpa Chinese Movie")
Sonam Wangmo[boss lady]Support Role -
![Geng Dan in Jinpa Chinese Movie]( "Geng Dan in Jinpa Chinese Movie")
Geng Dan[Beggar]Guest Role
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Reviews
This review may contain spoilers
Reflection on What Gives Life Meaning
There have been a number of reviews of this wonderful film by Pema Tseden. Some reviewers note the fact that it has a kind of road trip movie feel to it. Two of the characters are named “Jinpa” — one, a truck driver — lives a life that recalls the Myth of Sisyphus. He drives back and forth across the Kekexili Plateau in Tibet. It also reflects the cyclic nature of life — his, the truck driver’s life — but also the cyclic nature of existence itself. We can infer from images in the cab of the truck various things about his life. He has a daughter, there is a lama he respects. He also likes “O Sole Mio”. He carries the meaning of his life with him as he travels.The truck driver picks up a hitchhiker, also “Jinpa” who is on a quest. Jinpa the hitchhiker is searching for his father’s murderer in order to exact revenge. It is given that he must do so since tradition demands revenge. But the film explores what it means to break away from the scripts we are given by tradition. We find significance and meaning through our own free choices.
This is a very moving film with a number of absurdist touches, such as Jinpa the truck driver feeling guilty for accidentally killing a sheep and then later buying part of a butchered sheep for meat. Philosophically very interesting. I highly recommend.
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