"Pig at the Crossing"

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"Pig at the Crossing," directed by Khyentse Norbu (Bhutan, 2023).

Pig at the Crossing, Khyentse Norbu (Bhutan, 2023)

In his latest film, director Khyentse Norbu explores the Buddhist idea of “the bardo” (post-death) experience through the death of the main character using rich magical realism, symbolism and creative story-telling.

Dolom, a passionate YouTube creator and newly appointed school teacher in Bhutan has a one-night stand with a married woman, Deki. When she discovers that she’s pregnant, Dolom concocts a plan to cover up the affair and save his reputation. On his way to rendezvous with Deki, Dolom gets into a motorcycle accident and wakes up in a bizarre, and chaotic world.

​Slowly he begins to realize that he is in fact dead. With the help of a mysterious guide, Dolom navigates this in-between realm and faces his storied past and the consequences of his actions. As time collapses around him, he must choose to right his wrongs and let go of his attachment to his former self or be trapped to wander in a dream-like in-between state for timelessness.

Film will be screened in Dzongka with Spanish subtitles. 

A film in the 2024 edition of the Buddhist Film Festival of Catalunya.

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