Search

» » Eye of the Lammergeier (2016)

Short summary

Eye of the Lammergeier opens with two American mountaineers, John Ackerly Esq. and Blake Kerr M.D., trying to get as high as they can on the Tibetan side of Everest, in sneakers. When ... See full summary
Eye of the Lammergeier opens with two American mountaineers, John Ackerly Esq. and Blake Kerr M.D., trying to get as high as they can on the Tibetan side of Everest, in sneakers. When Chinese police open fire on unarmed Tibetans in the capital of Lhasa, John photographs the largest independence demonstration against Chinese rule since the Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959. After documenting 12 deaths, Dr. Kerr sneaks out to treat the wounded hiding in their homes and monasteries, and meets the victims of torture and forced sterilization. The underside of China's military occupation of Tibet is powerfully revealed by John and Blake returning separately seven times to document China's prisons in Tibet, and China's national policy of coerced and abortions and sterilization at People's Hospitals in Lhasa and remote regions of Tibet. Hidden camera footage that has never been seen before graphically illustrates the Tibetans' plight.

All rights reserved © 2017-2024 hd.thomson-multimedia.com