Synopse
Recommended from age 10An odyssey based on true events: Thupten, Droma und Kalsang, three children from a Tibetan village, set out with their older companion Sonam for Shenzhen in Southern China. They're intending to perform as a band on TV. The special thing about their long and difficult journey is that none of them can see.
Regie
ZHANG WEI (*1965) is actually a businessman. To live out his creativity, he also studied film direction at the film academy in Peking. Many of his award-winning films take as their subjects the losers in Chinese society.
Info
Original Title: Ballad from Tibet
International Title: Ballad from Tibet
Category: Feature
Section: Michel
Version & Subtitles: Tibetan, Chinese OV with English subtitles
Director: Zhang Wei
Screenplay: Chu Zheng, Chen Ruirui, Nyida Tsering, Gregory Marquette, Song Qianyi, Zhao Xu, Qin Ying, Li Dan, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Wan, Wang Hailan
Cast/Protagonists: Lobsang Turpten, Yeshi Choedon, Karma Sangmo, Pama Gumi, Sonam Wangdu, Huang Hao
Production country: China
Year of Production: 2017
Length: 100 min
Producer: Zhang Wei
Production company: ShenZhen HuaHao Film & Media Co., Ltd.
Cinematography: Tang Zhongcai, Hou Peng, Ju Wenyan
Editor: Wu Yixiang, Ethan Maniquis, Manuel De Sousa
Music: Peter Golub
Production Design: Zhao Yu
