Mountain Patrol, a film by Lu Chuan

Have you been waiting for a film about defenders of the environment in which the true cost of poaching – to the environment and to people – is laid bare without equivocation or embellishment? Then you really need to see this film. It is set in Tibet and is about a patrol of volunteers trying to prevent the extinction of the Tibetan Antelope. It is not a documentary but a drama. It is not your average Hollywood blockbuster, but blockbuster it is in the power of its narrative and the gut wrenching choices that are made in the course of events. And of course, the scenery is breath taking. Apart from that I don’t want to say much, because anything I say would give too much away. It’s a foreign language film, so if you’re like me and don’t generally watch them because you miss most of the action, because you spend most of your time reading the sub-titles, don’t be put off. The dialogue is very sparse and the sub-titles are very short and easy to read. The impact comes as much from the surprises – and there are a few of them – as from the storyline – which is an account of real events – so I do not recommend reading about it or researching it before watching it. But if you really must have prior information, here’s a link to its website:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mountainpatrol/