Kundun (1997)

Directed by
Martin Scorsese

This is a lavish biopic of the 14th Dalai Lama.

The film charts his life from his discovery as a two-year-old boy to his exile following the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950.

The film contrasts the serene spiritual world of Tibet with the extreme violence of the Chinese assault on Tibetan life - a tribute to the lost values of an outlawed culture

Written by

Genre: Film

Running Time: 135 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1997

Rating:
4/5 Stars

Classification: 12 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Cast

Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong...Dalai Lama
Gyurme Tethong...Dalai Lama
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin...Dalai Lama
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang...Dalai Lama
Tencho Gyalpo...Mother
Tenzin Topjar...Lobsang
Tsewang Migyur Khangsar...Father
Tenzin Lodoe...Takster
Geshi Yeshi Gyatso...Lama of Sera
Losang Gyatso...The Messenger
Sonam Phuntsok...Reting Rimpoche
Gyatso Lukhang...Lord Chamberlain
Lobsang Samten...Master of the Kitchen
Jigme Tsarong...Taktra Rimpoche
Tenzin Trinley...Ling Rimpoche