BALLAD FROM TIBET / ТИБЕТСКАЯ БАЛЛАДА

CHINA 2017,
100 MIN.

Director Zhang Wei
Script Chu Zheng, Chen Ruirui, Nyida Tsering, Gregory Marquette, Song Qianyi, Zhao Xu, Qin Ying, Li Dan, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Wan, Wang Hailan
Camera Tang Zhongcai, Hou Peng, Ju Wenyan
Art director Zhao Yu
Music Peter Golub
Cast: Lobsang Turpten, Yeshi Choedon, Karma Sangmo, Pama Gumi, Sonam Wangdu, Huang Hao, Gawang Dolma Producer Zhang Wei
Production Shenzhen Huahao Film & Media Co., Ltd.

“Ballad from Tibet” is a story about a group of Tibetan kids embarking on an odyssey, each for a di erent reason. Thupten, with one eye partially working and the other completely dysfunctional, wants to see the world before his life goes completely dark. Droma, a beautiful weaving girl, wants to prove to her granny that she is more than a weaver by getting into a TV show. Sonam, a blind masseur, is fed up with his boring job. Kalsang, the youngest of them, simply follows others because it sounds terribly fun. With the help of a nomad family, a eet of bikers, and a TV producer, the band marches to the metropolitan of Shenzhen. Their goal is to sing for everyone through the TV network...

ZHANG WEI
Born in Hunan Province of China, and he studied directing at the Beijing Film Academy as well as cinema studies at the Chinese National Academy of Arts. In his lmmaking career, to date he has directed ve features including “Beijing Dream” (2010) and “Shadow Puppet Show of One Person” (2011), both of which received acclaim from critics. His third feature “Factory Boss” (2014) won the Best Actor Award at the Montréal World Film Festival, the Fajr Award for best original screenplay at the Fajr International Film Festival, and has been shown at numerous festivals. His fourth feature “Destiny” (2016) won the Best Actress Award and the Best Actor Award at the New York SR Socially Relevant Film Festival.

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