No. 16 Barkhor South Street

八廓南街16号1996

Jinchuan Duan
1h 40m
March 3, 1996

Overview

No.16, Barkhor Street is an old courtyard in the heart of Lhasa and the site of the office of the Barkhor Neighborhood Committee. This masterful cinema verité documentary, the landmark work in the history of independent documentaries about Tibet, provides is a photographic study of rich insight into the basic workings of government in Tibet as it that follows the local Party Secretary, Deputy Director, Director for Women’s Affairs, and Community Policeman, among others, as they implement official policies and manage neighborhood affairs.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 3, 1996
Original language: Chinese
Spoken languages: Tibetan
Director: Jinchuan Duan
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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