Fire Under the Snow

Fire Under the Snow

2008
1h 15m
10.0

10.0/10

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Documentary
Overview

Palden Gyatso, a Buddhist monk since childhood, was arrested by the Chinese Communist Army in 1959. He spent the next 33 years in prison for the "crimes" of peaceful demonstration and refusal to denounce his apolitical teacher as an Indian spy. He was tortured, starved and sentenced to hard labor. He watched his nation and culture destroyed, his teachers, friends and family displaced, jailed or killed under Chinese occupation. Fire Under the Snow reaches back to Palden's birth in 1933 and follows him through the Orwellian nightmare that began with the Chinese invasion. We cut back and forth between the past and Palden's present as an activist, living in exile. Our P.O.V. becomes a "third eye" hovering over Palden’s current life, haunted by his memories of the past. We explore the escalating cycle of interrogation and physical violation during his years in prison that ended decades later with Palden's escape from Tibet and a cathartic meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Post Logic Studios Imakoko Media
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Tibetan

Quick Facts

Release Date April 24, 2008
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1202564
Website Visit Site

Cast

Palden Gyatso
Palden Gyatso

himself

Key Crew

Makoto Sasa
Director
Aaron Mendez
Writer
Makoto Sasa
Writer

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