Cry of the Snow Lion is a historical documentary that was created as a result of a trip to Tibet for mountaineering. It encompasses the history, the culture, and the political and economic tensions between Tibetans and the Chinese Government.
I was particularly interested in this documentary after seeing the rally last weekend on the square. For those of you that weren't there, proponents of a free Tibet were protesting the Beijing Olympics and there was a smaller counter-rally advocating for the Olympics. After returning home from the Farmer's Market, I realized that I don't know much about the Free Tibet movement. This documentary changed that very much.
The film was able to hold my interest, despite being a longer documentary (100 min). It seemed to have a logical organization that presented material in a way that was easy to pick, especially the history and the culture of the Tibetans. It was also very moving, like most genocide based films, but it wasn't preachy or biased in an annoying way (think of Outfoxed or Fahrenheit 9/11). Of course the documentary has an agenda, but you don't get the feeling that there is a selection bias (they don't purposefully leave out information to further their argument).
Overall, I enjoyed the documentary and learned a lot. I gave it a 4/5 on Netflix and would recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about Tibet-China relations.
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