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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain (2017)
A story about the price of freedom and who pays for it told through the eyes of a teenage girl. Sixteen-year-old Pema lives in the remote mountains of Tibet. For generations, her family has farmed their barley fields in peace. But when Pema’s father is taken away by the authorities, her world is shattered. A Buddhist nun from the local nunnery walks into Pema’s life and invites her to join a group of locals escaping persecution by walking over the Himalayas into India. Pema is torn; can she leave her mother, grandmother and younger siblings at this time of crisis? Does she have the right, or the courage, to join her friend and seek a new life for herself? As Pema struggles with her dilemma, there is no news about her imprisoned father. The clock is ticking – for everyone.
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 88 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Tibetan |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Tian Tsering |
| Screenplay | Tian Tsering, Beru Tessema |
| Director of Photography | Jigment Wangchuk |
| Music | Jasmin Kent Rodgman |
| Edited by | Sofia Bost |
| Contact | Visit Films |
Biography
A cameraman and budding director from China. He studied camera at the London Film School, then worked on a number of film works that have been internationally presented. His first foray as a director was with his feature drama Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain (2017), which he worked on for seven years.
Teenagers, Friendship, Family, Drama, Positive Choices, Exotic, Politics, Tradition, Folklore, Nature