In A Song for You – a road movie and a music industry insider comedy, with lots of songs – young Ngawang leaves behind a nomadic existence on the Tibetan plateau for big city Xining nightclubs. His dream is to record an album and be heard around the country. Cutting an album costs money, which he doesn’t have. One day he meets a woman who looks just like his Loyiter, a talisman of the goddess of art and music. Impossible, says his father, as only the pure of heart meet her, only in their dreams. But, Ngawang perseveres. She takes him on a journey of discovery through life and love.
The film is light-hearted, the vistas endless. The fascinating lead embraces the world with a mix of naivety and determination. It is a world full of options for him.
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Film details
- Country of production
- China
- Year
- 2020
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2021
- Length
- 93'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
