The Sun Behind the Clouds

The Sun Behind the Clouds
US Film poster
Directed byRitu Sarin
Tenzing Sonam
Written byTenzing Sonam
Produced byRitu Sarin
Caroline Behar
Babeth M. VanLoo
StarringThe Dalai Lama
Distributed byZeitgeist Films
Release date
  • January 2010 (2010-01)
Running time
79 minutes
CountriesIndia
United Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish, Tibetan, and Mandarin

The Sun Behind the Clouds looks at China's occupation of Tibet from the perspective of the vocally secessionist Tibetan youth, and from that of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, whose reaction to the Chinese presence has been markedly less confrontational. Directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, the film features interviews with the Dalai Lama and Tenzin Tsundue. The Sun Behind the Clouds premiered in the United States at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival before playing at Film Forum in New York City.

The film covers the 2008 Tibetan unrest, including Buddhists' protests in Lhasa and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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