Drapchi (film)

Drapchi a.k.a. The Nightingale of Tibet is an English and Tibetan language feature film directed by Arvind Iyer. The film was directed by Arvind Iyer and stars acclaimed Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo in the lead role as Yiga Gyalnang .The film is a musical drama set against the backdrop of Tibet and Nepal and based on a true story. Drapchi has screened at the ManneimHeidelberg,Cairo International, Warsaw International, Kerala International and Rome Independent Film Festivals.

The film chronicles the life of Yiga Gyalnang played by Namgyal Lhamo, a Tibetan Opera singer after she is abducted and held as a prisoner at the Drapchi Prison in Lhasa, Tibet. The prison has been considered a symbol of control and fear and serves as the backdrop for the film.Although the film is set against the backdrop of the prison, the title of the film serves more as a metaphor for the illegal detention and unlawful persecution of Tibetans inside occupied Tibet. Yiga is thrown into the prison for what the Chinese government says is a rebellion through her singing songs of freedom and expression.The Nightingale of Tibet is a musical biopic about the life of opera singer Yiga Gyalnang, played by Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo. The movie follows the perilous journey of the singer as she escapes illegal detention in an underground Tibetan prison cell to make it across the border to Nepal and eventually to Europe where she finds international acclaim and success. ........

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