中國 China / 2015 / 94 min / 藏語對白，英文字幕
In Tibetan with English Subtitles
導演 Dir: 松太加 Sonthar Gyal
演員 Cast: 央金拉姆 Yangchan Lhamo, 格日才旦 Guru Tsedan, 仁增卓瑪 Regzin Drolma

柏林影展 世代單元
Generation, Berlin International Film Festival
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Golden Lessinia, Lessinia Film Festival

跟導演前作《太陽總在左邊》題材相近，《河》環繞主角與摯親因隔膜而產生誤解，因而要展開一段自我心靈救贖之旅。電影刻下已獲13項電影節獎項，今次繼續起用業餘演員，從小女孩央金角度出發，父親因爺爺早年離家修行而拒絕到山洞探望，因而被視為壞人，央金既不理解父親的同時亦成為欺凌對象；仍未斷奶的她在毫無預兆下被懷孕母親拒絕授乳，這種愛的拒絕讓她首次感到受傷。電影花上三年拍攝西藏四季變遷，並由旅居澳洲的西藏音樂家丹增曲杰配樂，淡淡地呈現出三代藏牧如何被一條河川、世代環境，甚至情感壓抑所分隔開的關係。

Cinematographer-turned-director Sonthar Gyal, who grew up amongst nomads on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai province, returns to the grasslands for the setting of his subtle, perceptive second feature. Shot over multiple seasons, River records the lives of a shepherd’s family from the perspective of the young daughter, Yangchan, who just longs to be loved and understood. Yangchan’s mother is pregnant with another child, but she doesn’t want a sibling. Meanwhile, her father is shunned by the other villagers because of his estranged relationship with her grandfather, a highly respected holy man. Her father’s unresolved conflict will bring important changes to the entire family.

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