Fire Under the Snow (2008)

Directed by

Makoto Sasa

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary tells the story of Tibetan monk Palden Gyatso. It recounts his 33 years as a political prisoner in Chinese prisons and labor camps.

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What happens

Fire Under the Snow is a 2008 documentary film on the life of Tibetan monk Palden Gyatso, recounting 33 years of his life spent as a political prisoner in Chinese prisons and labor camps. The documentary is directed by Japanese filmmaker Makoto Sasa and based on the book by Palden Gyatso in Tibetan language. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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