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Old Dog(Khyi rgan)

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China · 2011
1h 28m
Director Pema Tseden
Starring Yanbum Gyal, Drolma Kyab, Lochey, Tamdrin Tso
Genre Drama

A struggling family of sheepherders in the Himalayas have an opportunity to get rich when they learn that the father's Tibetan mastiff hound is worth a fortune, but tensions rise when the old man refuses to sell the dog, despite what his family wants.

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88

Slant Magazine by

Minimalist in its aesthetics and soundtrack, quiet and deliberate in its plot, but nonetheless familiar--endearing and a vital addition to the small but growing Tibetan cinema.

80

Time Out by David Fear

It’s both a sly piece of ethnography and a social satire that reads like a cosmic joke…right up until its climax makes the chuckle catch in your throat.

90

Village Voice by Ernest Hardy

Old Dog has the look and feel of a documentary, which adds senses of urgency and immediacy to a tale that moves at a languid, but never boring, pace.

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