Song of Tibet (Yixizuoma, Yeshe Dolma) (2000) is a Chinese film directed by Xie Fei, one of the "Four Generation" directors.
[2] On her summer vacation, Dawa, a young Tibetan woman, returns to Lhasa from Beijing to visit her grandparents, only to find her grandfather, Jiacuo, gravely ill after suffering a stroke.
As her grandmother, Yeshe Dolma, cares for him, she takes the opportunity to share with Dawa the love stories that shaped her life, revealing a past filled with passion, sacrifice, and heartbreak.
Devastated by Yeshe's betrayal, Jiacuo left for his hometown of Kangba with their daughter, marking a bitter end to their union.
During the Cultural Revolution, Songqiu was forced to leave his monastery and live a secular life, practicing Tibetan medicine.
Songqiu performs the funeral rites with reverence and presents Yeshe with a collection of newly published songbooks by Cang Yang Jiacuo, the Sixth Lamam, they cherished in their youth.
Her journey of love, loss, and redemption has come full circle, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and grace for her granddaughter, Dawa, to carry forward.