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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... [More]
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Reviews for Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
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For an overview about the current situation in Tibet it's tough to beat Tom Peosay's documentary Full Review |
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preaches to the converted, but it preaches well and may serve to inspire more people to take action on behalf of Tibet Full Review |
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This incredible documentary, so excellently crafted, is both moving and informative. Full Review |
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7/10 |
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. Full Review |
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It is pretty convincing in its argument that China has every intention of destroying the culture of Tibetans. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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If you've attended a Beastie Boys concert and picked up some free literature, chances are a substantial amount of this information is already known to you. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Harrowing and illuminating. Full Review |
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Despite its undeniably moving, and enlightening, moments, the film eventually tips into pedagogy. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Simultaneously horrifying and transporting. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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A passionate work of advocacy documentary. Full Review |
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3/5 |
As a film, the technique barely serves the well-intentioned motivation behind it: the exposure of unprincipled subjugation. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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Haunting documentary. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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