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The Boys and the Donkey

少年与驴

VIFF Short Forum

Canadian Premiere

In the Tibetan Plateau, four friends roughhouse with a neighbour’s donkey, leading to a nasty scratch on one of their faces. They resolve to punish the beast.

 

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Director
Cast

Gurgon Gyal, Kundrup Dorjee, Norbu Wangyal, Takbum Gyal

Credits
Country of Origin

China

Year

2023

Language

In Tibetan with English subtitles

Film Contact
Content Warning

Animal cruelty

18+
21 min
Cinemas of Asia Drama Family Relations Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Tsemdo Thar

Screenwriter

Tsering Yangjyab

Tsering Yangjyab headshot; The Boys and the Donkey director

Tsering Yangjyab

Tsering Yangjyab was born in 1991 in a remote mountain village on the Tibetan Plateau. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2012. In 2021, he won the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 11th Beijing International Film Festival for his cinematography of The Lost (2021). The Boys and the Donkey (2024) is his debut short film.

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