Cutting cliches

Tibetan moviemakers are increasingly moving away from themes of scenery and mysticism to tell people stories, Xu Fan reports.

The Tibetan-language movie Tharlo has been nominated in four categories for this year's Golden Horse Award, a prestigious annual event held in Taiwan, due to its portrayal of modernization's influence on the lives of Tibetan people.

The other entries include biggies like Hou Hsiao-hsien's The Assassin and Jia Zhangke's Mountains May Depart.