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Escape From Tibet

Wie zwischen Himmel und Erde

Germany / Switzerland, April 2012
FILM, Fiction, 97 min.

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directed by
Maria Blumencron
Written by
Maria Blumencron, Karl-Dietmar Möllner-Nass
Status
In distribution
Website
www.escapefromtibet.de

A thrilling and powerful adventure film about a young German woman, who shows extraordinary moral courage and human responsibility when joining a trek of refugee children crossing the Himalaya. On this hard and life threatening journey she gets into deep contact with the refugee guides and especially the children, leading to intensive and deeply moving friendships. A heart and soul filling journey begins. Soon she has to learn that the barriers on the journey are harder than she could have ever imagined.

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World Premiere
April 2012
Original Version
English, Tibetan, Mandarin (english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 97 min.
Production
Kick Film GmbH, Snakefilm GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Bayerischer Rundfunk, SWR – Südwestrundfunk, ARTE
Producer
Jörg Bundschuh, Markus Fischer
directed by
Maria Blumencron
Written by
Maria Blumencron, Karl-Dietmar Möllner-Nass
Editing
Clara Fabri
Sound Design
Jürg von Allmen
Music
Peter Scherer, Markus Fischer, Nurit Hirschfeld
Location Sound Mix
Patrick Storck
Production Design
Gerald Damovsky
Costumes
Heike Fademrecht
Casting
Cornelia Von Braun

Cast

Hannah Herzsprung as Johanna
Sangay Jäger as Tempa
David McInnis as Tashi
Lukas K. Peterson as Major Bao
Carlos Leal as François
Mona Petri as Florence
Yangzom Brauen as Dolma

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Global Screen GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Austria
Polyfilm Verleih Distribution
Release date: 01.06.2012
Germany
Prokino Filmverleih Distribution
Release date: 31.05.2012
Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 19.07.2012

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