Tibet in Song (2010)

Directed by

Ngawang Chophel

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about traditional Tibetan folk music and how it survives under Chinese rule. It shares the experiences of the filmmaker who was once a political prisoner.

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What happens

Tibet in Song is a 2009 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Ngawang Choephel. The film celebrates traditional Tibetan folk music while depicting the past fifty years of Chinese rule in Tibet, including Ngawang's experience as a political prisoner. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema. It opened in theatres on September 24, 2010 in New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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