100 Sunset review – elliptical, elusive drama dreamlike through Toronto’s tight-knit Tibetan community

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According to The Guardian by Cath Clarke, Canadian-Tibetan film-maker Kunsang Kyirong's feature directing debut 100 Sunset is an elliptical, elusive and dreamlike drama that takes audiences inside the tight-knit world of Toronto’s Tibetan community using a cast of nonprofessional actors. The film follows introverted 18-year-old Kunsel (Kenzin Kunsel) living in a grey slab high-rise block nicknamed Sunset Towers. Kunsel is extremely shy and a compulsive thief who steals precious belongings. After stealing a camcorder, she starts spying on neighbours from her window and befriends Passang (Sonam Choekyi), a woman who recently moved into apartment number 100. The storyline includes potential suspense involving a suitcase stuffed with $200,000 in cash, but ultimately the film fades with a mood of disorientation and dislocation reflecting Kunsel's state of mind.