SummaryDolkar, a 26-year-old exiled Tibetan, lives in Delhi. 18 years ago, she escaped from Tibet with her father, making a perilous trek across the Himalayas that ended in tragedy. Dolkar has suppressed all recollection of that traumatic incident. But when she unexpectedly encounters Gompo, the guide who abandoned them during their journey, memories of... Read More
Directed By:Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam
Written By:Tenzing Sonam
The Sweet Requiem
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Jul 23, 2019
80
One of the many things that makes Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s drama The Sweet Requiem so special and refreshing is that it doesn’t resort to easy political speechifying. The filmmakers deliver a taut, lyrical story that leaves a shadow, that of sadness in which a tiny spark of hope determinedly lingers.
Jul 11, 2019
80
The plot intrigues are arguably appropriate to genre pictures, but “Requiem” manages to play out as an urgent but understated drama. The film puts its points across with a delicacy and sobriety rare in moviemaking.
Jul 12, 2019
70
Interweaving two distinct storylines linked by recurring characters imbues the narrative with a powerful resonance though, somewhat undercut by the more prosaic contemporary scenes, which lack the same degree of tension as the mountain segments.
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Production Company:
- Dialectic
Release Date:Jul 12, 2019
Duration:1 h 31 m
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Awards
Kolkata International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Ulju Mountain Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
