The Horse Thief
A Tibetan man struggles to provide for his family.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Released
- 1986
- Country
- China
Details
Release year: 1986
Storyline
A Tibetan man struggles to provide for his family.
Top credits
- Rigzin Tseshang — Norbu
- Jiji Dan — Dolma Norbu's wife
- Daiba — Granny
- Drashi — Grandfather
Did you know
• Number 1 on Martin Scorsese's top 10 movies of the 90s list, which he presented on a special episode of At the Movies with Roger Ebert. Even though the movie was made and released in the 80s, it gain traction in the US during the 90s.
• The director Tian Zhuangzhuang had said that he made this movie for the 21st century.
• Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.
User reviews
Basic story competes with beautiful cinematography, Tibetan cultural immersion
Quiet ballad of an outcast, with accompaniment of prayer wheels
THE HORSE THIEF is the living proof of Tian's humanistic aptitude and profound veneration to the ethnic heritage
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono, D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
