On July 6th, 2025, the Dalai Lama will celebrate his 90th birthday. But for Tibetans, the time is ripe for concern as China intends to impose their next spiritual leader. What will become of Tibet’s identity? And what will be the repercussions throughout the world?
China has now occupied Tibet for more than 70 years. There, Xi Jinping pursues a strict policy of expansion and Sinicization, whether by appointing the next Dalai Lama, by planning to build construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, or by depriving people of their freedom of belief and expression throughout Tibet… Amongst the Tibetan diasporas across the globe, fear keeps on increasing. And beyond the Buddhist community, all the great political powers also fear what comes next.
Thanks to the participation of experts and politicians, this film deciphers the causes and consequences of this highly complex and alarming situation on the geopolitical scene, while unveiling moving testimonies of those exiles wishing for freedom and independence.
Direction: François Reinhardt & Aurine Crémieu
Production: Un Film à la Patte for ARTE G.E.I.E.