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The Sacred Arrow

Two villages in Tibet have competed in archery for a thousand years. This is the story of the competition between Dradong and Nyima who each represent their village. As the story opens, Nyima has won the annual competition and is in love with Dradong's younger sister which angers Dradong. This film depicts Tibetan tradition and encroachment of modern technology.

1h 28m2014

Tibetan

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Two villages in Tibet have competed in archery for a thousand years. This is the story of the competition between Dradong and Nyima who each represent their village. As the story opens, Nyima has won the annual competition and is in love with Dradong's younger sister which angers Dradong. This film depicts Tibetan tradition and encroachment of modern technology.

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Info

Original title
གཡང་མདའ།
Status
Released
Released
17 June 2014
Runtime
1h 28m

Production

Director
Pema Tseden
Writers
Pema Tseden
Countries
China

Languages

Original
Tibetan
Spoken
Tibetan