Ce qu'il reste de nous (2004)

Directors:

Hugo Latulippe (co-director)
François Prévost (co-director)

Writers:

Hugo Latulippe (co-writer)
François Prévost (co-writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Humanity needs Tibet. Tibet needs humanity.

Plot:

A Tibetan-Canadian returns to her homeland to smuggle a secret message from the Dalai Lama and to document the occupation and cultural genocide of Tibet by China.

Plot Keywords:

Dalai Lama | Tibetan Refugee | China | Tibet | Genocide

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Kalsang Dolma	...	Herself (and narrator)
Dalai Lama	...	Himself

Also Known As:

What Remains of Us (Canada: English title) (International: English title)

Runtime:

Canada:77 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | Tibetan | French

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Lhasa, Tibet, China

Company:

Nomadik Films

Trivia:

This documentary was shot secretly inside Tibet between 1996 and 2004, without the knowledge of Chinese authorities.

Profound movies don't need high tech or glamour

A deeply moving and important film. Has remained frequently in my thoughts since I first viewed it in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its the first movie which has ever motivated me to ask my local theatre to add it to their showings for the year.

Without much in the way of script, just straightforward reactions of local Tibetans still waiting for their challenge to be taken seriously and endorsed by the world: that peace is better than violence. Their conviction and hope even in the face of suffering creates an inescapable echo in my soul.

One of the few movies that proves when your topic is important enough there is no need for high tech, fast action or Hollywood glamour. We need more like this one.