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Tenzing Sonam (writer)
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27 July 2008 (Romania) more
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Sometimes the key to your future lies in the past more
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A Tibetan travels to Dharamsala to make a film about the exile community, and to escape her crumbling personal life back in New York City... more | add synopsis
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UK:90 min | Romania:90 min
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lives torn asunder by violence and repression, 16 April 2008
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Author: Roland E. Zwick (magneteach@aol.com) from United States

In "Dreaming Lhasa," a young American filmmaker goes to India to make a documentary on the Tibetan monks who have been living in exile in that country ever since the Chinese invaded their nation and overthrew the Dalai Lama nearly sixty years ago. A Tibetan native herself, Kharma temporarily puts her film on hold so that she can help one of the refugees in the area locate the whereabouts of another monk who disappeared during a protest rally in 1987.

Though "Dreaming Lhasa" feels only half-formed at times in terms of storytelling and characterization, the unhurried, contemplative rhythm of the film nicely captures the flavor of the setting and the nature of the theme. While Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso occasionally lacks projection and confidence as an actress (though at times she is very good), Jampa Kalsang, the actor playing the monk, centers the movie with his quiet stoicism and gravity.

This heartrending subject could probably do with a more passionate treatment, but the quiet serenity of "Dreaming Lhasa" is not without its special rewards as well.

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