Kunsang Kyirong (director)
(studio)
12A (certificate)
99 (length)
13 November 2026 (released)
7 h
100 Sunset combines a subtle slice of life and a more complex relationship between two seemingly disparate souls.
Set in the Tibetan neighbourhood of Parkdale, Toronto writer and director Kunsang Kyirong’s film is non-judgmental peek into life for the community. The communal card games and banter. But more importantly is the Dukuti which is an informal, rotating credit system organized by Gesar (Tsering Bawa). Each month, members contribute a fixed amount, and one household takes home the collective pot.
Gesar is Kunsel’s (Tenzin Kunsel) uncle, though assuming the role of her father following his death. Kunsel is an introvert, saying very little, observing everything. These observations lead to petty thefts one being a DV camera that she uses to film around the area.
The arrival on Passang (Sonam Choekyi) into the community with her husband the much older The Man With The Golden Tooth (Lobsang Tenzin). They strike up a friendship with Passang confessing the difficulties with their marriage and her desire to leave him. Together they cook up a plot that will get her the money she needs. The theft is done naturally there are consequences.
Casting non-professional actors provides 100 Sunset with a degree of authenticity and at times an almost documentary look. This is most obvious during the scenes where the community come together for cards and the Dukuti. At other times the slow pace and the fractured narrative because of the camcorder footage makes the film difficult to latch into.
This isn’t too much of an issue when Choekyi and Kunsel share the screen and their thoughts. Through conversation the bias in on Choekyi as we only really get to know more about Kunsel through the camcorder footage that intersperses throughout the film. This gives some insight into Kunsel’s life picking up that she’s bored and that Passang’s friendship is an opportunity to break from the mundanity of her life, if only for a short time. That doesn't appear to be the case for Passang and as the film progresses it seems that Kunsel is a means to an end.
100 Sunset will be in UK and Irish cinemas from 13 November 2026.
