Dreaming Lhasa

A sensitive if literal-minded tale that demonstrates how Tibet's national identity is of a piece with its spiritual heart.

It's a Tibetan film -- a rare thing -- made by Tibetans, starring Tibetans, and set in the increasingly desperate exile community of Dharamsala .

The script is undone by confusing romantic developments, a convoluted murder mystery and a facile and maudlin resolution.

A static and awkward effort that never quite comes to life.

A fine example of how feature films can be used to deliver urgent political messages, but as drama, it doesn’t quite work.

Primped for easy American consumption, this clunkily performed and staged drama concerns a filmmaker's agenda to document Tibetan oppression under Chinese occupation. This becomes spurious pretext for a rather flat Nancy Drew adventure.

A minor and forgettable bore.