Pig at the Crossing
Pig at the Crossing
Bhutan
119 mins
Dzongkha & English / with English subtitles
Khyentse Norbu
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‘Pig at the Crossing’ is quite simply one of the most potent films ever made. A cinematic Death Meditation by a monk director may not sound like your idea of entertainment, but it grabs you by the roots of your heart from the ‘we are just pig meat’ scene, and tosses you out of your carcass to wander frantically among literal lost souls until unfinished business is done and you can move on. Some horror movies aim to make you scream but this is horror to make you shiver—a piercing immersion in what both the Bible and the I Ching call “fear and trembling”. Director Khyentse Norbu (Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche) of The Cup fame is festooned with international awards and this movie is awesome but, oddly, it never went to the big festivals. Here’s the proof, if you still needed any, that the film festival circuit is broken.
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(Alice Skinhead)
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Ticket 160 Baht / Seat
[Tickets Available in front of the cinema]
