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China Amdo (Region) China Tibet Autonomous Region Dogs China Tibet Autonomous Region Drama Families China Tibet Autonomous Region Drama Foreign films China Tibet Autonomous Region Man-woman relationships Poor China Tibet Autonomous Region Drama Shepherds Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Drama Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Social life and customsSummary: Tharlo is a Tibetan shepherd, used to living with little human contact. Visiting a Tibetan town in Qinghai province to obtain a proper ID card from the local police station, Tharlo surprises Police Chief Dorje by reciting from memory a lengthy excerpt from one of Chairman Mao's essays. But things develop in a romantic rather than a political direction. To prepare for his ID photo, Tharlo needs...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN THASummary: "When a young man notices several thefts of sought-after Tibetan mastiffs from local farms, he decides to sell his family's dog before it is stolen and sold on the black market. His father, an aging Tibetan herder, is furious when he discovers their dog missing. His search to buy back his dog leads to a series of tragicomic events that threaten to tear the family apart, while showing the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Icarus Films Home Video 2012