Escape From Tibet
Wie zwischen Himmel und Erde
Germany / Switzerland, April 2012
FILM,
Fiction,
97 min.
- 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.
credits
- 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
- Location Sound Mix
- Patrick Storck
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Peter Scherer, Markus Fischer, Nurit Hirschfeld
- 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
Awards
(a selection)
- Bozner Filmtage, Publikumspreis 2012 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
26. Bozner Filmtage Bolzano Cinema
18.04.2012 - 22.04.2012