'Rare is the documentary that makes you feel so engaged (and enraged) that it prompts you to action. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion is that kind of film. Since 1950, when China sent troops to subdue the formerly independent state, Tibetans have lived under the shadow of Beijing, subjugated by a military authority that has banned the Tibetan language in schools, arrested and tortured dissident monks and killed thousands.' -san Francisco Chronicle

'Each revelation seems more disturbing than the next. But Chinese treatment of Tibetans is only half the heartbreak. The other is the amazing resilience of the Tibetans. Their beliefs teach them to carry no rancor toward their occupiers.' -The Washington Post

Narrated by Martin Sheen with voice-overs from a host of other luminaries including Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris.

'Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion doesn't pretend to be objective. It's less a documentary than a cry of outrage'a series of exotic images that slowly turn horrifying. The focus is the Chinese occupation of Tibet, but the larger subject is the intentional murder of a culture.' -Boston Globe

Please note: contains scenes that may offend some viewers

D/S Tom Peosay P Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd, Sue Peosay, Tom Peosay WS c/o Madman Cinema TD 35mm/Col/2003/104mins

Tom Peosay's films: Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (MIFF 2004).