Obituary | The long take

Pema Tseden was the founder and builder of Tibetan cinema

He did so by knowing exactly how to work round the Chinese authorities

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2009, file photo, Tibetan film director Pema Tseden poses during a photo call at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland. Tseden was detained Saturday, June 25, 2016, following a dispute over left luggage at the airport in the western city of Xining. The next morning, he was ordered held for five days of administrative detention for causing a disturbance and was taken to a hospital Monday night suffering from a headache, chest pain and other complaints, his producer said. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **
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