“Through a fascinating and subtle interplay between sound and image the film dramatizes the painful effects of Chinese Communist repression of Buddhist beliefs in Tibet, and the determination of Buddhist monks to continue their struggle despite torture and imprisonment. The exquisite photography, the slow. methodical but deeply engaging editing rhythms, along with the inevitability of change, make the film seem a perfect expression of Buddhist thought.”

“SATYA addresses the spiritual consequences of Chinese rule by registering the quiet outrage of teen-age nuns who have been forced by the Chinese to violate their Buddhist vows. Their strength is described with delicate obliqueness, in slow, blurred, deliberate images that take on the quality of a sustained chant. Ms. Bruno echoes Mr. Herzog’s way of linking mood with meditation to travel well past the bounds of ordinary communication.”

“The images in SATYA are often strikingly beautiful: a candle flickering in a temple, Tibetan children smiling in the sun, a rain soaked street at night. Out of these horrific tales Bruno has created a powerfully uplifting film.”

“A masterpiece of filmmaking. This film demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of educating and art-making.”

“An evocative, poetic film made with wisdom and insight. If more films were made with a conscience even remotely close to this one, the world be a different place.”

“In viewing SATYA one sees the Native American, the Black South African, the African American, the Mexican, the Jew....the film begs the viewer to act against violence and oppression of all mankind.”