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Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion

2003

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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews

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Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion

Movie Details & Credits

Artistic License | Release Date: September 19, 2003 | Unrated

Summary: A sweeping and compelling look at the struggle of the Tibetan people for freedom over the course of more than five decades. (Artistic License Films)

Director: Tom Piozet

Genre(s): History, Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 104 min

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100

San Francisco Chronicle

Jonathan Curiel

Documentaries can be informative, entertaining and provocative, but rare is the documentary that makes you feel so engaged (and enraged) that it prompts you to action somehow. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion is that kind of film. Read full review

90

The A.V. Club

Tasha Robinson

Riveting, eye-opening issue film. Read full review

88

Philadelphia Inquirer

Steven Rea

Assembles varied and remarkable digital video, archival footage, photographs, interviews and personal reflections and academics' perspectives to convey the scope and history of the Tibetan story. Read full review

75

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

William Arnold

A passionate, well-made documentary that stresses how time is running out for a peaceful solution. Read full review

75

New York Post

V.A. Musetto

Part political thriller, part National Geographic travelogue, Tom Peosay's documentary is a distressing look at China's 50-year repression of the people of Tibet. Read full review

70

Variety

Robert Koehler

The film is, at times, emotionally riveting -- yet also has an institutional feeling, largely because it attempts to cover too much ground in too little time. Read full review

50

L.A. Weekly

Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

The film is exhaustive -- and ultimately exhausting. Read full review

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