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The Horse Thief

Movie
1986
1h 28m
Mandarin
Drama
Devout Buddhists, Norbu and Dolma live with their young son Tashi in a clan in Tibet. Norbu is a highwayman. After Norbu is charged with stealing from the temple, he and his family are banished. Impoverished and marginalized, they can do little when their beloved son becomes ill. Tashi dies of a fever. After a second son is born, Norbu focuses his every action on keeping this child alive, seeking re-admission to the clan for his wife and child, then risking all to save them from isolation and starvation in winter.
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The Horse Thief (1986) on IMDb
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Daiba
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Drashi
Grandfather
Gaoba
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Directed By: Tian Zhuangzhuang
Written By: Rui Zhang

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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Dao ma zei.
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