The Horse Thief

Luobur's little son died of illness. Therefore, he blamed that on his stealing a horse in the ""ghost dancing."" Later, his second son was born. Nevertheless, by force of livelihood, he had to steal horses again. Unfortunately, he was hit to death when he stole horses for the last time. The film shows the unique culture of Tibet and the influence that religion has on its people as well as the society through the rich filmic language and the expressive force of the film image. (official distributor synopsis)