Pema Tseden has, currently, set himself on the path he always wanted, of portraying the real Tibet through a combination of accuracy and artistry. Before becoming famous and financially able to follow his own path, however, he also had to do some commissioned work, with “Flares Wafting in 1983”, a TV movie for China Movie Channel in the Putonghua-language (and not in a Tibetan-dialect as his latest films), falling under this category.
The script is based on the homonymous novel by Wang Shiyue, and revolves around two brothers growing up in a small village. The older one, Zhongqiu, has taken the exams to be accepted to a technical school in Beijing, a potential success that would be a first for the village. Expectedly, Zhongqiu, who also likes to paint, is under much pressure from both his father and the local community to succeed. The younger one, Liuyi, who also functions as the narrator of the story,...
The script is based on the homonymous novel by Wang Shiyue, and revolves around two brothers growing up in a small village. The older one, Zhongqiu, has taken the exams to be accepted to a technical school in Beijing, a potential success that would be a first for the village. Expectedly, Zhongqiu, who also likes to paint, is under much pressure from both his father and the local community to succeed. The younger one, Liuyi, who also functions as the narrator of the story,...
- 5/25/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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