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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=66538 Tibetan film 'too dangerous to show' 19 May 2004 09:30Human rights groups are warning that a controversial documentary on Tibet could lead to the imprisonment and torture of people who were secretly filmed watching an illegal recording of their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The film, entitled What Remains of Us, reports on the political and religious persecution faced by Tibetans living under Chinese rule. Such are the concerns, the first European viewers of the film were bodily searched for cameras before a screening at Cannes this week. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Campaign for Tibet are worried that the film may be too dangerous to show even with such restrictions. Made over seven years, the documentary includes scenes of Tibetans watching a laptop recording of the Dalai Lama, whom many still venerate as spiritual leader and king. Possession of any image of the Dalai Lama is a political crime. Colluding with foreign film-makers who enter the region under the guise of tourists is also punishable by imprisonment. The film-makers, François Prévost, Hugo Latulippe and Kalsang Dolma, have said that they took every precaution to protect the people they filmed. But critics say the film, which includes many close-ups of Tibetans, should not be shown in public at all. "This case shows the very real dangers for Tibetans in working with western film-makers, who sometimes underestimate the comprehensive nature of the security network in Tibet," said Kate Saunders, a Tibet specialist. "It is important to show the conditions of Tibetans, but the people must come first. Safe ways have to be found, but this film doesn't seem to be one of them." The film-makers have said they consulted human rights organisations and the Tibetan government in exile. But Amnesty, which was said to have been approached, denied any involvement and said it was concerned about the people shown in the documentary. The Dalai Lama is known to share the anxieties. "The Dalai Lama is concerned about the implications for Tibetans of projects like this, carried out with good motivation but without full awareness of the political context," said a source close to the exiled spiritual leader. Critics say that even if faces are blurred, the documentary will put people at risk if it is broadcast on television. "We are very concerned with how this film was shot and the fact that it is being shown," said John Ackerley, of the International Campaign for Tibet. "The desire to show films like this often outweighs the risk to the people inside. All too often, the film-makers' results are disastrous for the Tibetans involved." Ten years ago, Beyond the Ice Curtain, a film screened by the BBC, blurred the faces of its subjects, but Chinese authorities were still able to track down several Tibetans, who were then detained. They included a nun who later said she was tortured. Earlier this year, the guide of a foreign film-maker escaped from prison after more than four years' incarceration. He said he had been beaten up and accused of being a spy. Maria Blumencron, the film's director, said: "For more than four years, I lived in hell wondering what happened to my guide and I often wished I hadn't done this film. "I would advise film-makers to be careful but also to show what is really happening there." - Guardian Unlimited C Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. 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