Qi Qiu – Balloon Directed by Pema Tseden

The Four Harmonious Brothers are a tale of Buddhist mythology. In front of a tree, there were four animals: elephant, monkey, pheasant and hare. They were discussing who was the oldest. The results were accepted by all and they became friends. They learned to support each other: the elephant carried the monkey, on whose shoulders stood the hare and on it the pheasant. They are the four harmonious brothers. They were an inspiration for the inhabitants of the forest. Their brotherhood, mutual help, without hierarchy or individuality was a model. What happens to Four Harmonious Brothers when colonizing laws come from afar and the party bureaucrats infiltrate to change Tibet's spiritual traditions?

This is narrated in the film Qi qiu - Balloon by the Tibetan director Pema Tseden presented at the 76th Venice Film Festival.