Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)

A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.

Director:

Tom Piozet

Writers:

Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd,

Stars:

Edward Edwards, Ed Harris, Shirley Knight

Cast

Credited cast:
Edward Edwards	...	Tibetan Voiceovers
Ed Harris	...	Tibetan Voiceovers
Shirley Knight	...	Tibetan Voiceovers
Tim Robbins	...	Tibetan Voiceovers
Susan Sarandon	...	Tibetan Voiceovers
Martin Sheen	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal, this film brings audiences to the long-forbidden "rooftop of the world"... from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images. TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is an epic story of courage and compassion.

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Plot Keywords:

tibet | invasion | china | monk | genocide | 

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Taglines:

Behind the secrets... Beyond your imagination... An unforgettable epic of courage and compassion.

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

News, background and contact information

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 2003 (Canada)

Also Known As:

A hóoroszlán üvöltése

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$22,688 (USA) (12 December 2003)

Gross:

$577,841 (USA) (11 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Earthworks Films, Zambuling Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Buddha was not born in India as mentioned in the documentary , instead he was born in Lumbini, a territory of Nepal.

User Reviews

2 wrongs don't make a right

This was an excellent documentary but also very hard to watch. For those not familiar with the human rights abuses of the Chinese government this is a real eye opener. Sadly many in China through years of government propaganda have come to see the invasion of Tibet as some sort of liberation or helpful to the Tibetan people. This documentary points out how Tibet was never part of China and had a civilization and culture of its own. I say two wrongs don't make a right cause of what some have said on here on how the European colonization or invasion of America somehow justifies the Chinese in taking over Tibet. I should warn people on here that the Chinese do have government officials not just normal Chinese civilians that are all over the net spreading propaganda in favor of the Chinese government. They try to pass themselves off as some everyday Chinese person. They are trained professionals in the field of propaganda. You will find them in Buddhist chat rooms and on many forums that mention or talk about issues related to china. I guess what they haven't figured out yet is how to be discrete lol, and they always seem to point to bad behavior by some other country to justify their own. Another quick mention is that google earth no longer even has Tibet shown on the map. It just shows china where Tibet used to be. For those that didn't know, google was in trouble not long ago for censoring words like "human rights", in their search engine server that the people in china used. Hopefully I didn't violate the user comment guidelines cause this information needs to be seen.