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Ala Changso

"Ala Changso" explores a fractured family who undertakes the grueling trek to the holy city of Lhasa on foot.

Language
  • Tibetan Standard, Tibetan, Central
Runtime
115
Production Year
2018
Film Type
Feature
Production Countries
  • China
Casts
Yungdrung Gyal, Nyima Sungsung, Sechok Gyal, Jinpa, Guru Tsedan, Wenqing Zhang
Production Company
Garuda Film & TV Culture Communication
Premier Status
Regional premiere

Crew List

Director
Sonthar Gyal
Screenwriter
Tashi Dawa
Screenwriter
Sonthar Gyal
DOP / Camera
Weihua Wang
Editor
Sangdak Jyab
Editor
Tsering Wangshug
Music
Yong Yang
Sound
Li Cheng
Sound
Li Tao
Sound
Wu Wei
Production Designer
Dakte Dondrub
Production Designer
Tsering Dondrub
Producer
Du Qingchun
Producer
Sonthar Gyal
Producer
Liang Zonghao

Festivals / Awards

2018: Shanghai International Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Best Screenplay (Winner), Best Film (Nominated), China
2018: Chinese Young Generation Film Forum, Best New Actress, Best New Cinematography, Best New Editor (Winner), Best Feature Film (Nominated)
2018: Asia Pacific Screen Awards, UNESCO Award, Nominated

Director/s

Sonthar Gyal
Sonthar Gyal
Profile

Photos

Film Critic

Traveling Into the Secrets

Kamyar Mohsenin
Kamyar Mohsenin

Confrontation with the death is not always a look in awe to the sublime. When it is accepted faithfully it leads to a praise of all the small things held dearly in heart and soul – even the bitter memories which are not forgotten despite all the efforts. It is the starting point for travelling to the finish line and unfolding all the secrets hidden in the life. A dying woman begins her journey to Lhasa. It’s a pilgrimage, not as an inner journey, but as a journey looking back to the secrets of her life. In his award winning film (in Shanghai IFF), Sonthar Gyal, Tibetan film director, observes the story of death of a mother as unsentimentally as he can. The camera generally works as an observer, keeping its distance from the central characters, usually depicting them in the long and the medium shots : not only in the moving pictures, but also in the photographs. When approaching the characters, the film concentrates on every little movement, turning it into a unique occurrence in a world it portrays naturalistically.


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