French, 1 x 77 min.
Feature-length documentary, shot undercover over a period of eight years, about the survival of the non-violent resistance movement in Tibet. A Tibetan refugee based in Quebec delivers to Tibetans under Chinese law a clandestine video message recorded for the film by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
GÉMEAUX
Best Editing for a Public Affairs or Documentary Program
Best Documentary Script
Mountain Film Festival (Telluride)
Award for Best Film of the festival
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma Award for Best Feature Film
Top 10 Canadien
International Film Festival Group – Selected as one of 10 Best Canadian Films of 2004
Hollywood Film Festival
Best Documentary Film
International Film Festival (Vancouver)
Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Film, ex-aequo with Being Caribou
Festival du film de l’Atlantique
Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
Festival du Film de l’Atlantique
Audience Award