‘Sumpa Kingdom’ Screens at Shanghai, Director Lhapal Gyal and Cast Discuss Sacred Mountain Landscapes

‘Sumpa Kingdom’ Screens at Shanghai, Director Lhapal Gyal and Cast Discuss Sacred Mountain Landscapes

“Sumpa Kingdom,” a drama set in Xizang selected for the Belt and Road Film Week sidebar at the Shanghai International Film Festival, held a post-screening event, with director Lhapal Gyal, producer Sonam Gyal and cast members Tenzin Tsundue, Joy and Sonam Wangmo in attendance. Adapted from the novel of the same name by writer Miaolian, the film spans two time periods. Its first strand, set in 1995, follows a rural doctor in Nagqu who takes in …