Windhorse Movie Review 1998

In a Tibetan village in 1979, Dolkar and her brother Dorjee watch as two Chinese soldiers execute their grandfather for espousing Tibetan freedom. Eighteen years later, Dolkar has become a popular singing star by cooperating with the Chinese while her brother has become a sullen, cynical drunk. But as the Chinese initiate further crackdowns, the Tibetans decide to protest. Title refers to the prayers, written on bits of paper, that the Tibetans throw to the winds. Tibetan and Chinese with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

China, Brothers & Sisters, Politics, Buddhism

Screenplay

Paul Wagner, Thupten Tsering, Julia Elliott

Cast

Dadon, Jampa Kolsang, Richard Chang

Cinematography

Steven Schecter

Director

Paul Wagner

Music

Tommy Hayes