Pig at the crossings

10th of December 2024 at 20:45 Světozor Cinema RESERVE

Buddhists believe that after the end of the vital functions of the physical body the consciousness of the dying person still sees and hears their loved ones, but they do not perceive it. This phenomenon, also described in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, is part of the story of the new film of the Bhutanese Buddhist teacher and the gifted filmmaker Khyentse Norbu.

DOLOM, 29, a passionate YouTube creator and newly appointed school teacher in Bhutan has a one-night stand with a married woman, DEKI, 32. 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.