A film crew travels to a remote area of Tibet to document that a snow leopard has entered a sheep enclosure, killed nine bucks and is still in it, threatening the rest of the herd. On the way, they pick up the budding monk and member of the affected Tsetsen Tashi family. He is considered a "snow leopard" monk because he is fascinated by the animals and pursues them - at least with his camera. The owner of the flock of sheep is totally upset and wants to kill the predator, but is persuaded to call in the regional authorities first and then the police - both of course occupied by Chinese. And with them he rattles against each other - up to physical arguments - since the animals are of course strictly protected. Meanwhile, the monk comes into contact with the snow leopard in dream-like sequences and a member of the film team is also infected by the fascination for the animal. Both try to calm the situation ... . ... so different, so beautiful; You immerse yourself in a completely different culture, the differences between occupiers and occupied are obvious, but the Tibetans are never showed as victims. They know very well how to defend themselves. And in the end, it's the spiritual component of the film that fascinates - including the mostly very convincingly CGI-animated snow leopard.
