Ke Ke Xi Li

China's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, Ke Ke Xi Li: Mountain Patrol:

There were more than one million Tibetan antelope or Chiru in Ke Ke Xi Li before 1985, but the price of their fine wool rose with demand for pashmina shawls. Poachers swarmed to the wilderness, called Hoh Xil in Mongol, and the number of Tibetan antelope was slashed to less than 20,000 in just a few years.

From 1993 onwards, local Tibetan and Han people formed a volunteer patrol team to protect the animals. They left their families to risk their lives battling against well-armed poachers in the wilderness. Two of their leaders, Sonam Dargyi and Taba Dorje, sacrificed their lives for the cause, killed by poachers. After their deaths, China founded Hoh Xil Nature Reserve to protect Tibetan antelope and named a natural protection station for Sonam Dargyi. His daughter, Kunsang Yangtso, stars in Lu’s film, believing it to be a fitting way to commemorate him.

Sounds fantastic. Here's the rest from Kung Fu Cult Cinema (no permalink, so eventually it will disappear from the home page). The click-through carrot: beautiful screen shots. The stick: spoilers.