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Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:42
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Makes no effort to do more than present one side of its story, but does it so passionately and persuasively that the viewer almost cannot help but be moved.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is a dramatic documentary that takes viewers through the astonishing recent political history of the country. Spending over ten years making the film, director Tom... TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is a dramatic documentary that takes viewers through the astonishing recent political history of the country. Spending over ten years making the film, director Tom Peosay presents a clear, concise, educational chronology that tracks the major events and developments in the Tibet-China conflict both within those two countries and internationally. The film shows the beauty of the country's Himalaya Mountains, the artistry of Tibetan clothing and monasteries, the practices of the Buddhist religion, and the gentle spirit of the Tibetan people. But the most powerful part of the film includes archival news coverage, interviews with politicians and historians, and testimonials from survivors of torture and imprisonment. Woven together, these pieces tell the story of the immensely disturbing, violent ongoing struggle resulting from Tibet's occupation by China.The film does an excellent job with its material, and viewers will find themselves searching for a solution and an answer to Tibet's problems long after the movie's conclusion. [More]
Starring: Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Dalai Lama
Starring: Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Dalai Lama
Director: Tom Peosay
Director: Tom Peosay
Screenwriter: Sue Peosay, Victoria Mudd
Producer: Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd, Sue Peosay, Tom Peosay
Composer: Jeff Beal, Nawang Khechog
Studio: Artistic License
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Reviews for Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
For an overview about the current situation in Tibet it's tough to beat Tom Peosay's documentary
preaches to the converted, but it preaches well and may serve to inspire more people to take action on behalf of Tibet
This incredible documentary, so excellently crafted, is both moving and informative.
A compelling story that it should not be missed. The photography of Tibet is as gorgeous as the footage and stories of Chinese atrocities are disturbing.
It is pretty convincing in its argument that China has every intention of destroying the culture of Tibetans.
As objective as any film on the subject can possibly be, Tibet was reportedly made over the course of a decade, sustained by a passion and dedication on the part of its makers that resonates in every frame of this gripping, heartbreaking odyssey.
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Despite its undeniably moving, and enlightening, moments, the film eventually tips into pedagogy.
Makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of a people that the world must never be allowed to forget, no matter how much their oppressors would prefer us to do just that.
As a film, the technique barely serves the well-intentioned motivation behind it: the exposure of unprincipled subjugation.
Peosay does a remarkably good job providing the historical and political context for the China-Tibet struggle, something that often seems missing from “Free Tibet” rhetoric.
A sobering examination of a land in turmoil and a people that have faced what former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Jeanne Kirkpatrick cites as 20 years of ethnic cleansing.
So thorough is the cinematic journalism that you'll swiftly forget what a challenge it must have been to document or simulate all of the key moments in a story that spans thousands of years of history.
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