The Horse Thief (1986)

Original title

盗马贼

Directed by

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man from a Tibetan ethnic minority steals horses. The film shows his life and the Buddhist ceremonies of his community.

meditativecontemplativeobservationalritualisticslow-pacedspiritualearthly

What happens

The Horse Thief is a 1986 Chinese film by director Tian Zhuangzhuang. It follows one of Tian's favorite topics, Chinese minorities, a topic he touched upon in 1984's On the Hunting Ground and would return to in 2004's documentary, Delamu. Like these other films, The Horse Thief shows Tian's fascination with China's ethnic minorities, and in particular the Buddhist ceremonies that these peoples practice. The Horse Thief was produced by the Xi'an Film Studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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