The Sun Beaten Path

Nima, a soon-to-be groom, drives a brand new tractor behind his brother and mother who are riding a motorcycle. The mother’s waistband is accidentally caught in the rear wheel, throwing her off the motorbike. Following too closely, Nima’s tractor tragically kills her. Sorrow and guilt overwhelm Nima, who can’t forgive himself, and he heads to Lhasa as a pilgrim, prostrating all the way. However, his pilgrimage does not alleviate his grief and guilt. On the way back from Lhasa, he meets an old man; together they cross the no man’s land. –Locarno Film Festival