Project Detail

Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Pema lives in the remote mountains of Tibet. For generations, her family has farmed their barley fields in peace. But when Pema’s father is taken away by the authorities, her world is shattered.
A Buddhist nun from the local nunnery walks into Pema’s life and invites her to join a group of locals escaping persecution by walking over the Himalayas, into India. Pema is torn: can she leave her mother, grandmother and younger siblings at this time of crisis? Has she the right, or the courage, to join her friend and seek a new life for herself? As Pema struggles with her dilemma, there is no news about her imprisoned father. The clock is ticking, for everyone.
A film about the price of freedom and who pays for it, told through the eyes of a teenage girl.
Shot entirely on location in the Himalayas with a non-professional cast, and made by filmmakers determined to give a voice to the oppressed of Tibet through a universal story about the love of parents for their children.

Details

Year: 2017
Type of project: Features
Running time: 88 mins
Format: Digital 2K
Director: Tian Tsering 1st Feature
Producer: Tian Tsering, Rahul Ravindran
Executive Producer: Bhuyang, Britt Harrison, Tarun Revoo
Editor: Sofia Bost
Screenwriter: Tian Tsering, Beru Tessema
Director of Photography: Jigmet Wangchuk
Sound: Ania Przygoda
Composer: Jasmin Kent Rodgman
Principal cast: Tsering Choekyi, Pema Chokey, Samten Dhondup, Jamyang Choezom
Film Images: ©2017 Tashi Films Ltd.