Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain
Synopsis
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
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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.
Genre
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Production Status
Production Company
Tashi Films Ltd.
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