Windhorse

"In Tibet, nothing is more dangerous than the truth."

Sep 9 1999 N/A 1h 37m
Drama, Music, Romance

Follows three young Tibetans faced with moral dilemmas: a rising pop star asked by her Chinese official boyfriend to sing pro-government songs; her brother, an embittered drunk; and their cousin, a Buddhist nun savagely beaten after shouting anti-Chinese slogans.

Plot

Three young Tibetans struggle for freedom against the Chinese communist regime. Windhorse was filmed clandestinely inside Tibet and in Nepal. It was the first digital feature film, shot in 1996 on a Sony DVW-700WS and a consumer Sony DCR-VX1000 and edited on avid with digital finishing and color correction at RolandHouse in Washington, DC.

Written by

Julia Elliot, Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar, Paul Wagner

Directed by

Paul Wagner

Cast

Dadon, Jampa Kelsang, Richard Chang

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paul Wagner Productions Inc.

Languages

, English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Windhorse
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# of Votes
182
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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