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| Angry Monk-Reflections on Tibet |
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Director : Luc Schaedler |
| Nation : Switzerland / Year : 2005 |
| RT : 97 min / Language : English, Tibetan |
| Screening : 06-07-11 21:00 |
| TV : 06-07-13 21:20 |
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| Synopsis |
| This cinematic journey through time reveals a face of old Tibet that goes against popular cliches as it portrays the life of an unorthodox monk, Gendun Choephel. The film shows how Choephel was far ahead of his time and has since become a symbol of hope for a free Tibet. |
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| Review |
| Tibet is a country that symbolizes the Dalai Lama. Having been conquered by China, deprived of their land, and still fighting for independence, it is a country that is recognized as having been victim to much brutality. It is a country that holds a mystical appearance of the remote times, and that is regarded as an eternal paradise to foreigners. These are the images of Tibet that is imprinted on our minds.
However, even in this land, Gendun Choephel, a monk of Tibet, dreams of another world. Choephel, who did not follow the disciplines of a monk, lived an anomalous life, and met a tragic death from alcoholism. He was a revolutionary, who fought for Tibet's independence movement, as well as against the privileged class of Tibet.
Luc Schaedler, who teaches Visual Anthropology at the University of Zurich, took six years to complete this work. He follows the footsteps of the common monk, and shows the audience Tibet's past and present, its contradictions and conflicts. Schaedler furthermore speaks out, "The young of Tibet, remember Gendun Choephel. Foreigners, be well aware of the truths of Tibet's history and reality. |
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| Award |
| Sundance Film Festival 2006 |
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