Netherlands / Jan 30, 1987 / Source: MUBI (IFFR)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Devout Buddhists, Norbu and Dolma live with their young son Tashi in a clan in Tibet. Norbu is a highwayman. After Norbu is charged with stealing from the temple, he and his family are banished. Impoverished and marginalized, they can do little when their beloved son becomes ill. Tashi dies of a fever. After a second son is born, Norbu focuses his every action on keeping this child alive, seeking re-admission to the clan for his wife and child, then risking all to save them from isolation and starvation in winter.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 盗马贼 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, བོད་སྐད་། |
| Production countries | China |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Xi'an Film Studio |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1986 |
| Production | Wu Tianming |
| Writer | Rui Zhang |
| Editing | Jingzhong Li, Kezhi Li |
| Cinematography | Hou Yong, Zhao Fei |
| Assistant directors | Tian Zhuangzhuang, Pan Peicheng |
| Lighting | Yao Zhuoxi |
| Camera operators | Hou Yong, Zhao Fei |
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| Additional photography | Hou Yong, Zhao Fei |
| Production design | Huo Jianqi, Ruixiang Xu, Jianping Yang |
| Art direction | Huo Jianqi, Jianping Yang, Ruixiang Xu |
| Set decoration | Huo Jianqi, Ruixiang Xu, Jianping Yang |
| Music | Qu Xiaosong, Dong-zhi Hui, Dong-zhi Hui, Shunfa Lu |
| Sound | Dong-zhi Hui, Dong-zhi Hui, Shunfa Lu, Qu Xiaosong |
| Costume design | Xiaoping Xu |
| Makeup | Xiaoping Xu |
| Hairstyling | Xiaoping Xu |
Release dates
Premiere
Hong Kong / Apr 03, 2026 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Theatrical release
China / Jan 01, 1986
Hong Kong / Mar 19, 2019 / 電影節
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