The Horse Thief

Year: 1986

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: Chinese

Director: Tian Zhuangzhuang

Drama

Norbu and Dolma, devout Buddhists in a Tibetan clan, are expelled after Norbu is accused of stealing from the temple. In poverty their first son Tashi dies of fever. When a second son is born, Norbu devotes himself to protecting the child, seeks the clan’s forgiveness for his family, and risks everything desperately to spare them from isolation, starvation and a harsh winter.

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