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Tharlo

2015, Movie, 2h 18min

Tharlo is an orphan. Now grown up, he makes a living as a sheep herder in the village. He has grown a ponytail, so people simply call him “Ponytail”, since nobody remembers his real name anyway. Tharlo has a remarkable memory. He remembers so many things, except his own name. He is now in his forties, and he has yet to have his first woman. Now Tharlo goes to town to take a photo for his identity card. He meets a girl in the barber’s shop who changes the course of his life. He embarks on the journey to find his true self. He sells all his sheep and those entrusted by other villagers to him for care, and decides to use the money to go out into the world with the girl, only to find himself being deceived and cheated by her. Ironically, in his journey of self-discovery, Tharlo has lost his sense of self. As he witnesses in the mirror his ponytail being cut off and leaving him bald, he can no longer see himself as a man with a history that he recognizes.

Country: China

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Critic Wendy Ide

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...a rich allegory for a nation torn between past and future.

Read full review at The Guardian

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In the mountains, a man known only as "Ponytail" lives a simple life as a sheep herder. When he ventures into town, he meets a girl who will change the course of his life forever. Tharlo becomes smitten and decides to leave his past behind, selling all his sheep to start a new life with this mysterious woman. But as he journeys into the unknown, he finds himself lost and alone, struggling to reconcile his past and present. Will Tharlo find his true self, or will his quest for love and identity lead him down a dangerous path?

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Tharlo is currently unavailable to stream in undefined on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

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