In Tibet, nothing is more dangerous than the truth.
Follows three young Tibetans faced with moral dilemmas: a rising pop star asked by her Chinese official boyfriend to sing pro-government songs; her brother, an embittered drunk; and their cousin, a Buddhist nun savagely beaten after shouting anti-Chinese slogans.
Du Han-Shen
The film's tagline is: "In Tibet, nothing is more dangerous than the truth."
The film grossed $278.2K at the box office.
The runtime is 97 minutes (1h 37m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Tibetan.
The film was directed by Paul Wagner.
The screenplay was written by Paul Wagner and Julia Elliot.
Cinematography was handled by Steven Schecter.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0169388.
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Average
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Windhorse
Released
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普通话, English, བོད་སྐད་།
United States of America
$278,161
