UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

2021-09-20T17:40:30Z

robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:10, 20 September 2021
Line 8:		Line 8:
	\| screenplay = Pooja Ladha Surti<br>Arvind Iyer<br>[[Namgyal Lhamo]]		\| screenplay = Pooja Ladha Surti<br>Arvind Iyer<br>[[Namgyal Lhamo]]
	\| starring = Namgyal Lhamo		\| starring = Namgyal Lhamo
	\| music = Namgyal Lhamo<br>[[Arnav Srivastava]]<br>Sarosh Izedyar		\| music = Namgyal Lhamo<br>Arnav Srivastava<br>Sarosh Izedyar
	\| cinematography = Trevor Tweeten		\| cinematography = Trevor Tweeten
	\| language = [[Standard Tibetan\|Tibetan]]<br>English		\| language = [[Standard Tibetan\|Tibetan]]<br>English
	\| released = {{Film date\|2013\|11\|\|Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival\|ref1=<ref>https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/cannes_market_dailies/biopics_and_documentary_films_in_cannes_from_house_of_film</ref>}}		\| released = {{Film date\|2013\|11\|\|Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival\|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/cannes_market_dailies/biopics_and_documentary_films_in_cannes_from_house_of_film\|title = Biopics and documentary films in Cannes from House of Film}}</ref>}}
	}}		}}

>Citation bot: Alter: title. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:2013 films | #UCB_Category 1078/3123

2021-05-12T06:00:30Z

Alter: title. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:2013 films | #UCB_Category 1078/3123

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox film
|image = drapchi1.jpg
| name = Drapchi
| director = Arvind Iyer<ref name="NDTV">{{cite web| title=Tibetan Opera Singer Namgyal Lhamo's Film Drapchi Selected For Warsaw Film Fest| publisher=NDTV| date=26 August 2012| url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/tibetan-opera-singer-namgyal-lhamo-s-film-drapchi-selected-for-warsaw-film-fest-259318| accessdate=2 October 2012| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829202050/http://www.ndtv.com/article/bollywood/tibetan-opera-singer-namgyal-lhamo-s-film-drapchi-selected-for-warsaw-film-fest-259318| archivedate=29 August 2012}}</ref>

| producer = Iceberg Nine Films
| screenplay = Pooja Ladha Surti Arvind Iyer [[Namgyal Lhamo]]
| starring = Namgyal Lhamo
| music = Namgyal Lhamo [[Arnav Srivastava]] Sarosh Izedyar
| cinematography = Trevor Tweeten
| language = [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]] English
| released = {{Film date|2013|11||Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival|ref1=<ref>https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/cannes_market_dailies/biopics_and_documentary_films_in_cannes_from_house_of_film</ref>}}
}}

'''Drapchi''' (a.k.a. ''The Nightingale of Tibet)'' is a 2013 [[Tibetan-language Film]] directed by Arvind Iyer and stars acclaimed Tibetan singer [[Namgyal Lhamo]] in the lead role as Yiga Gyalnang. The film is a [[musical film|musical]] drama set against the backdrop of Tibet and Nepal and based on a true story.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cinema |first=Dear |title=Film On Tibet To Screen At 35th Cairo International Film Festival |newspaper=Dear Cinema |date=14 November 2012 |url=http://dearcinema.com/news/film-on-tibet-to-screen-at-35th-cairo-international-film-festival/5728 |accessdate=21 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116190912/http://dearcinema.com/news/film-on-tibet-to-screen-at-35th-cairo-international-film-festival/5728 |archivedate=16 November 2012 }}</ref> Drapchi has screened at the Manneim-Heidelberg, Cairo International, Warsaw International, Kerala International and [[Rome Independent Film Festival]].<ref name="Tibet Post">{{cite web | last=Post | first=The Tibet | title=Drapchi – The Nightingale of Tibet | publisher=thetibetpost.com | date=1 October 2013 | url=http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/3658-human-rights-film-on-tibet-sings-its-way-to-global-success | accessdate=17 October 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015012509/http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/3658-human-rights-film-on-tibet-sings-its-way-to-global-success | archivedate=15 October 2013 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="dearcinema.com">{{cite news | title =House of Film acquires sales rights to Arvind Iyer's film on Tibet | newspaper =Dearcinema.com | location =New Delhi | date =10 September 2013 | url =http://dearcinema.com/news/house-film-acquires-sales-rights-arvind-iyers-film-tibet/0023 | accessdate =14 October 2013 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130913001612/http://dearcinema.com/news/house-film-acquires-sales-rights-arvind-iyers-film-tibet/0023 | archivedate =13 September 2013 }}</ref>

==Plot==

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.<ref name="indiawest.com">{{cite news| title =Film On Tibetan singer selected for German Festival| newspaper =India West| location =New Delhi| date =8 November 2013| url =http://www.indiawest.com/news/14092-film-on-tibetan-singer-selected-for-german-festival.html| accessdate =15 October 2013| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20131015042522/http://www.indiawest.com/news/14092-film-on-tibetan-singer-selected-for-german-festival.html| archivedate =15 October 2013}}</ref>
Yiga is thrown into the prison for what the Chinese government says is a rebellion through her singing songs of freedom and expression.<ref name="indiawest.com"/>

==Synopsis==

The Nightingale of Tibet is a musical bio-pic about the life of opera singer Yiga Gyalnang, played by Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo. The movie follows the perilous journey of the singer as she escapes illegal detention in an underground Tibetan prison cell to make it across the border to Nepal and eventually to Europe where she finds international acclaim and success.

==Cast==
* [[Namgyal Lhamo]] as Yiga
* Joseph Rezwin as The Spy
* [[Chris Constantinou]] as Jack Cassady
* Tashi Choephel as Tashi

==Filming==

The film was shot in various locations in the Netherlands, Tibet, France and Nepal.<ref>{{cite web | title=Forming The Backdrop| publisher=The Kathmandu Post| date=21 January 2011| url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2244966751.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102632/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2244966751.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2 April 2015| accessdate = 2 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="IndiaTimes">{{cite web | last=Zee | first=News | title=Drapchi: A Tibetan Opera Singer's Odyssey| publisher= Indian Times | date=15 July 2012 | url= http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/art-and-theatre/drapchi-a-tibetan-opera-singer-s-odyssey_115309.htm| accessdate = 2 October 2012}}</ref> During production, the cast and crew were faced with potential danger as they filmed in [[Jammu]], [[Kashmir]], and [[Ladakh]], areas with heavy military presence on the borders of [[Pakistan]], [[Afghanistan]], and China. Filming in Lhasa is not allowed without permission and foreign crews are not allowed. Guerrilla techniques were used for the film the sequences that were shot in Lhasa.{{fact|date=February 2020}}

==Drapchi Prison==

{{main|Drapchi Prison}}

Drapchi Prison, or Lhasa Prison No. 1 (simplified Chinese: 拉萨第一监狱; traditional Chinese: 拉薩第一監獄) is the largest prison in Tibet, located in Lhasa. Originally built as a Tibetan military garrison, Drapchi was transformed into a prison after the [[1959 Tibetan uprising]]. It officially opened as a prison in 1965 and consists of a series of nine units and has recently been expanded and restructured. It has an estimated population of 1000 of which some 600 are thought to be political prisoners ranging in age from 18 to 85 many of which are captured monks and nuns. According to [[Central Tibetan Administration]], the prison has gained a notorious reputation and is feared by the Tibetans due to its strong management. Reports of brutality have been alleged by Tibetan exile groups.

==Ai Weiwei==

After a private screening, Chinese artist [[Ai Weiwei]] stated that the film was "A sad and moving story that made us realize that the plight of the Tibetan people is the plight of Humankind".<ref name="Tibetexpress.net">{{cite news | title =International acclaim for The Nightingale of Tibet | newspaper =Tibetexpress.net | location =Los Angeles | publisher =Tibet Express | date =1 October 2013 | url =http://www.tibetexpress.net/en/news/exile/11118-2013-10-01-10-59-22 | accessdate =14 October 2013 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20131014231339/http://www.tibetexpress.net/en/news/exile/11118-2013-10-01-10-59-22 | archivedate =14 October 2013 }}</ref>

==Nominations==
*35th [[Cairo International Film Festival]] - Nominated Best Film on Human Rights<ref name="indiawest.com"/>
*12th [[Rome Independent Film Festival]] -Nominated Best Foreign Narrative Feature<ref name="indiawest.com"/>

==Screenings==
*62nd International FilmFestival Mannheim-Heidelberg<ref name="indiawest.com"/>
*28th Warsaw International Film Festival<ref name="WFF">{{cite web | title=28th Warsaw Film Festival | publisher=Warsaw Film Festival (WFF) | year=2012 | url=http://www.wff.pl/en/filmy/drapchi/| accessdate = 5 October 2012}}</ref>
*35th Cairo International Film Festival{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
*17th International Film Festival of Kerala{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
*12th [[Rome Independent Film Festival]]{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.drapchithefilm.com}}
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-mooney/drapchi-tibet-movie_b_3574171.html/ The Huffington Post]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120720044344/http://cinefan.osians.com/film-sub/?film_id=2521 Osians Cinefan Film Festival]
* {{IMDb title|1929237|Drapchi}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130313093355/http://tibet.net/2013/03/11/arvind-iyers-film-drapchi-to-screen-at-rome-independent-film-festival/ Tibetan Government in Exile]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/special-screening-of-6-awardwinning-indian-films/article4170232.ece The Hindu]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121116190912/http://dearcinema.com/news/film-on-tibet-to-screen-at-35th-cairo-international-film-festival/5728 Dear Cinema]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/saluting-the-spirit/article4170750.ece The Hindu]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130420044814/http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=32245&t=1 Phayul]
* [http://www.cittanuova.it/c/427311/Un_festival_che_guarda_il_mondo.html Cittanuova]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130412204520/http://people.globalist.it/Detail_News_Display?ID=56655&typeb=0&Drapchi-sulle-ali-della-liberta-tibetana Globalist Italy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130503013250/http://boeddhistischdagblad.nl/festival-culture-of-tibet-op-20-april-in-utrecht/ Buddhist Culture Netherlands]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130412204520/http://people.globalist.it/Detail_News_Display?ID=56655&typeb=0&Drapchi-sulle-ali-della-liberta-tibetana Reviewed by Lorena Gallo]

[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:Tibetan-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ladakh]]

Drapchi (film) - Revision history

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

>Citation bot: Alter: title. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:2013 films | #UCB_Category 1078/3123