| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
"In an orphanage in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, children study tightrope walking. The children are Uighurs, the largest Muslim minority in China. Fearing the Uighurs' separatist movement, China rules with an iron fist in Xinjiang. Youngsters are forbidden to profess their religion, and the regime jumps at every opportunity to glorify the unity of China. Walking the tightrope is an age-old Uighur tradition, and their feats are spectacular. The children look up to their coach, but his intentions are dubious. After nine months of intense training, most children are told they have failed, and will not be able to continue the course. (From Norway, in Uighur, Mandarin, English subtitles)" -- SBS website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast July 25, 2008. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Director, co-producer, camera and editor: Petr Lom |
| Notes |
Rated: PG |
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DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Uighur (Turkic people) -- Social conditions
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Uighur (Turkic people) -- Government policy -- China
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Tightrope walking
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| Author |
Lom, Petr
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SBS-TV
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