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The Nightingale of Tibet (2013)
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Add to a movie listDrapchi a.k.a. The Nightingale of Tibet is an English and Tibetan language feature film directed by Arvind Iyer. The film was directed by Arvind Iyer and stars acclaimed Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo in the lead role as Yiga Gyalnang .The film is a musical drama set against the backdrop of Tibet and Nepal and based on a true story. Drapchi has screened at the Manneim-Heidelberg,Cairo International, Warsaw International, Kerala International and Rome Independent Film Festivals.
The International release title of the film has since changed to The Nightingale of Tibet after the film acquired for Worldwide Sales by Los Angeles based House of Film
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The film chronicles the life of Yiga Gyalnang (played by Namgyal Lhamo), a Tibetan Opera singer after she is abducted and held as a prisoner at the Drapchi Prison in Lhasa, Tibet. The prison has been considered a symbol of control and fear and serves as the backdrop for the film.Although the film is set against the backdrop of the prison, the title of the film serves more as a metaphor for the illegal detention and unlawful persecution of Tibetans inside occupied Tibet.Actors
Namgyal Lhamo
(Yiga)
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