SNOW LEOPARD
Film - International Independents

SNOW LEOPARD

Directed by Pema Tseden

Info

Director: Pema Tseden
Section: International Independents
Country: China
Year: 2023
OT: XUE BAO
Language: Mandarin, Tibetan
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Jinpa, Ziqi Xiong, Tseten Tashi, Losang Choepel, Genden Phuntsok
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

A magical film that sensitively portrays the dynamics of Tibetan society and the coexistence of humans and animals.

A snow leopard enters a sheepfold and kills nine rams, throwing this Tibetan community into turmoil and attracting the attention of a television crew. The story follows a local TV reporter and a Buddhist monk, who senses a special connection to the leopard.

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Meet the director

SNOW LEOPARD

Pema Tseden

Tibetan writer-director Pema Tseden was a pioneer of the Tibetan New Wave. Most of his films were shot by Tibetan teams in the Tibetan language. His body of work includes THE SILENT HOLY STONES (2002), THE SEARCH (2007), and OLD DOG (2011). His films have been screened in Venice, Locarno, and Toronto and have received more than forty international awards. Pema Tseden passed away in 2023.

Credits

Screenplay: Pema Tseden
Director of Photography: Matthias Delvaux
Film Editor: Jin Di
Composer: Dukar Tserang
Sound: Dukar Tserang
Sound design: Dukar Tserang
Producer: Lei Wang
Production Company: Mani Stone Pictures
Executive producer: Ruoqing Fu, Ji Nan, Liqin Zhu, Hao Zhou, Pema Tseden, Yu Gong
Co-Producer: Daxi Zhao,Han Shao, Jun Wan, Yueying Wang, Hong Wang, Mengchu Hu, Xiaolei Jiang
World Sales: Rediance