Snow Leopard (film)
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| Directed by | Pema Tseden |
| Written by | Pema Tseden |
| Starring | Jinpa Xiong Ziqi |
| Cinematography | Matthias Delvaux |
| Edited by | Jin Di |
| Music by | Durkar Tserang |
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| Country | China |
| Language | Tibetan |
Snow Leopard (Chinese: 雪豹; pinyin: Xue bao) is a 2023 Chinese Tibetan-language drama film written and directed by Pema Tseden, at his final film. it premiered out of competition at the 80th edition of the Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Cast
- Jinpa
- Xiong Ziqi
- Tseten Tashi
- Losang Choepel
- Genden Phuntsok
Production
The film was shot between March and July 2022, in the Three Rivers Nature Reserve, in the Tibetan Plateau. It is the final film of Tseden, as he died four months before its premiere.
Release
The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Reception
The film was awarded best film at the 2023 36th Tokyo International Film Festival. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.30/10.