“The destiny of a people lies in the heart of a boy.”
Kundun (1997)
December 25, 19972h 14mEN
6.8
487 votes
Overview
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.
Director
Martin ScorseseWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Mandarin
Budget
$28.0M
Revenue
$5.7M
Production Companies
Touchstone PicturesCappa/De Fina Productions
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7.0If anyone were ever to question the undoubted skill of cinematographer Roger Deakins, then they need only watch this beautifully crafted story of the youth of the 14th Dalai Lama. Filmed in the Moroccan Atlas mountains, for obvious reasons, Martin Scorsese provides us with a lavish, colourful and thought-provoking postulation on just how this young man was selected, after a four year search, to become the venerated spiritual leader of a peaceful nation of farmers and monks, buried deep in the Himalaya mountains. The boy was but two, but already there was a fear amongst these folks for whom tim…
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