Tibet Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)

Audience Score
75
Tibet Cry of the Snow Lion
Ten years in the making this awardwinning featurelength documentary was filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet India and Nepal CRY OF THE SNOW LION brings audiences to the longforbidden rooftop of the world with an unprecedented richness of imagery from rarelyseen 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 Tibets recent past are powerfully chronicled through personal stories and interviews and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film A definitive exploration of a legendary subject CRY OF THE SNOW LION is an epic story of courage and compassion
DirectorTom Piozet