On March 12, 1959, 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women protested the Chinese army's occupation of their country. For the first time, three generations of Tibetan women and the 14th Dalai Lama share the story of a major nonviolent resistance movement. The film follows the women's journeys from Lhasa to Dharamsala, India, and explores their struggles and sacrifices.
Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
The courageous stand of 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women in Lhasa's streets in 1959 marked a pivotal moment in Tibetan history as they resisted the brutal Chinese occupation of their land.
