Like thousands of Tibetan children, Dholma and Sonam are refugees. Their parents have taken the drastic decision to secretly send them away to India where they will be able to grow up as true Tibetans.

Entrusted to smugglers, they have risked their lives by illegally crossing the Himalayas, a towering rampart between China and India and had to face fatigue, cold, the fear of being arrested and the pain of leaving their parents whom they might never see again.

The Mussorie school of Northern India has been founded by the Tibetan government in exile and is a refuge for about two thousand orphans. Here, Dholma and Sonam have found a new family with a new mother, new brothers and sisters.

Apart from receiving a regular school education, they also will be taught about their origins, their culture and will learn to speak Tibetan. The integration is difficult for the little newcomers, and their teachers try to heal the trauma of exile and the shock of separation.

Documentary: Orphans of Tibet
Directed by: Julie Capel
Production: ZED

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