Film Review: Fire Under the Snow

August 26, 2008 Covering much of the history of modern Tibet from a dissident's personal perspective, Makoto Sasa's docu "Fire Under the Snow" relates the journey of Tibetan monk Palden Gyatso from brutal imprisonment in his homeland to freedom in exile. Despite such prestigious placement, the audience for a theatrical release would clearly be confined to major metropolitan specialty venues; a potentially larger viewership could await on broadcast outlets. A failed escape attempt led to a doubling of his sentence, which was quickly followed by re-arrest and further prison time.

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