Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet

The young Tibetan Buddhist monk Gendun Choephel turned his back on monastic life in 1934. He undertook extended travels throughout Tibet, India, and Sri Lanka in search of new experiences. As a free spirit and multifaceted individual, he was far ahead of his time. Well before the Chinese occupation, in a time of deep religious conservatism and national isolation, he had a vision of a modern and open Tibet. He researched forgotten texts and, published his thoughts in his own groundbreaking newspaper. Gendun was persecuted and incarcerated in Tibet, and died shortly after the Chinese invasion. A road-movie in the footsteps of a rebellious monk. A face of old Tibet that defies popular clichés (DOK.fest München)