Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain

Set In Northern Tibet, this film is a gritty and realistic story of communities facing a life under an oppressive government. Whilst the family is leading a very simple life, the young girl of the family seeks solace with the local community of Nuns. The young girl risks her safety and life by trying to escape over the nearby mountains to India, with a group of nuns, where she believes life will be safer and offer more of a happy life. This film really moved me, particularly in its' frank description of the way these Tibet residents could be treated by the Authorities. The conclusion left me hoping that things would be better for them in the future.