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| Directed by | Arvind Iyer[2] |
| Screenplay by | Pooja Ladha Surti Arvind Iyer Namgyal Lhamo |
| Produced by | Iceberg Nine Films |
| Starring | Namgyal Lhamo |
| Cinematography | Trevor Tweeten |
| Music by | Namgyal Lhamo Arnav Srivastava Sarosh Izedyar |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Tibetan English |
Drapchi (a.k.a. The Nightingale of Tibet) is a 2013 Tibetan-language Film 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.[3] Drapchi has screened at the Manneim-Heidelberg, Cairo International, Warsaw International, Kerala International and Rome Independent Film Festival.[4]
The international release title of the film has since changed to The Nightingale of Tibet after the film acquired for Worldwide Sales by Los Angeles-based House of Film.[5]
- ^ "Biopics and documentary films in Cannes from House of Film".
- ^ "Tibetan Opera Singer Namgyal Lhamo's Film Drapchi Selected For Warsaw Film Fest". NDTV. 26 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Film On Tibet To Screen At 35th Cairo International Film Festival". Dear Cinema. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Post, The Tibet (1 October 2013). "Drapchi – The Nightingale of Tibet". thetibetpost.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "House of Film acquires sales rights to Arvind Iyer's film on Tibet". Dearcinema.com. New Delhi. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.