Tibet Undercover
As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation after spending three months undercover, deep inside the region. Dozens are feared dead after the recent clashes and crackdown by Chinese troops, but with reporting so rigidly controlled from the region little is known of living conditions inside Tibet.
To make this film, Tibetan exile Tash Despa returns to the homeland he risked his life to escape 11 years ago, to carry out secret filming with award-winning, Bafta-nominated director Jezza Neumann (Dispatches Special: China's Stolen Children). Risking imprisonment and deportation, he uncovers evidence of the "cultural genocide" described by the Dalai Lama.
He finds the nomadic way of life being forcefully wiped out as native Tibetans are stripped of their land and livestock and are being resettled in concrete camps. Tibet reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression impossible. Tash meets victims of arbitrary arrests, detention, torture and "disappearances" and uncovers evidence of enforced sterilisations on ethnic Tibetan women.
He sees for himself the impact of the enormous military and police presence in the region, and the hunger and hardship being endured by many Tibetans, and hears warnings of the uprising taking place across the provinces now.
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4 Comments:
Excellent documentary, really enlightened me to the situation of Tibet. Here in Canada the medias are not talking so much about Tibet, even if some raised the possibility of boycotting the Olympic games.
Even though I haven't been to Tibet, I have to say I didn't feel so called "cultural genocide" through this documentary. The interviewees and interviewers kept saying they felt scary or in danger, how bloody the administration was, or there were many people killed, however, they didn't show any proof. I did see a lot of policemen in Potala Palace, Contradictorily, I also saw crowd Tibetans in Potala Palace and seemed they felt safe.
I appreciate the documentaries, A Year In Tibet, which showed more truth of Tibet to the public.
I have watched it and this is a good one. I also recommend "Vajra Sky over Tibet". It can be found on youtube with a simple search.
Excellent to make a blog about the best docu's. One that really inspired me was Emmy-award-winning documentary 'Welcome to North Korea'. It displays the absurdness of the regime.
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