Windhorse (1999) **

Directed by Paul Wagner. With Jampa Kelsang, "Name Withheld" and "Name Withheld". A political drama set in Lhasa, where a young Buddhist nun is arrested and brutally tortured for protesting against the Chinese occupation of her country. Some of the footage (especially the exteriors) have actually been shot clandestinely in Tibet, with cast and crew posing as tourists. For all its narrative shortcomings, Windhorse still emerges as a fascinating piece of guerrilla filmmaking, made by truly brave men and women determined to expose the cruel reality of the Communist oppression.