Breaking the wall of silence
Description
Breaking the Wall of Silence is a documentary that portrays the courageous struggle of a peaceful, vulnerable culture against domination by an aggressive neighbour, a story of personal sacrifice and spiritual fortitude. Breaking the Wall of Silence will take you behind the scenes of the Tibetan struggle. It will present monks and nuns willing to risk their lives in trying to march across the Himalayas back home to Tibet. It will also portray icons such as the Dalai Lama and the writer Tsering Woeser.
Runtime
51 min
Subjects
- Monks (8)
- Nuns (16)
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) (2)
- Protest movements (86)
- International relations (610)
Contributor
Genre
Date of Publication
2008
Database
Alexander Street
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