Windhorse (1998)
3.6 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
A remarkable film produced under remarkable conditions, 'Windhorse' dares to present a realistic and scathingly critical depiction of Chinese oppression in Tibet. It's obvious from the opening credits that director Paul Wagner has a message to deliver about the plight of Tibet, and his clunky film-making serves a formulaic, melodramatic story. Set in 1998, it's a simple tale, accessible to a wide audience, in which a young Tibetan singer named Dolkar (Dadon) is a rising star on the Chinese-owned nightclub circuit, growing too comfortable with her own integration into Chinese society in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Her grandfather had been killed by the Chinese in 1959 for protesting against Chinese occupation, and now, 18 years later, her brother Dorjee (Jampa Kelsang) is aimless and unemployed, hating the Chinese and powerless to do anything about it. Their cousin Pema (played by an actress who must remain unidentified) is a Tibetan nun who is imprisoned and severely beaten for her outspoken protest against China and defiant embrace of the Dalai Lama as her religious leader. She is released to her family, weakened and on the verge of death, and her testimony about Chinese brutality is videotaped by a sympathetic American tourist (Teije Silverman). In depicting this dangerous activity, 'Windhorse' becomes a vehicle for global awareness of Tibet's ongoing oppression. - Actors:
- Dadon, Jampa Kelsang, Richard Chang, Yu Lu, Taije Silverman, Nima Bhuti, Pema Choekyi, Gorkyap
- Directors:
- Paul Wagner
- Producers:
- Paul Wagner
- Writers:
- Julia Elliot, Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar, Paul Wagner
- Genres:
- Drama
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