Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain

Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain

A film about the price of freedom and who pays for it, told through the eyes of a teenage girl.

2017 · 115 min · ★ 6.0

In the remote mountains of Tibet, a teenage girl must choose between supporting her family after her father's political imprisonment or joining a group of oppressed nuns on their journey to freedom.

Directed by Tian Tsering · Written by Beru Tessema

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