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Dreaming Lhasa

2007 · 1h 30m · Drama · Romance

IMDb
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
Metacritic
49

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Overview

Karma, a Tibetan filmmaker from New York, goes to Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. She wants to reconnect with her roots but is also escaping a deteriorating relationship back home.One of Karma's interviewees is Dhondup, an enigmatic ex-monk who has just escaped from Tibet. He confides in her that his real reason for coming to India is to fulfill his dying mother's last wish, to deliver a charm box to a long-missing resistance fighter. Karma finds herself unwittingly falling in love with Dhondup even as she is sucked into the passion of his quest, which becomes a journey into Tibet's fractured past and a voyage of self-discovery

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Cast

Jampa Kalsang Tamang

Dhondup

Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso

Karma

Tenzin Jigme

Jigme

Phuntsok Namgyal Dumkhang

Loga

Tsering Topgyal Phurpatsang

Tse Topgyal

Tenzin Wangdrak

Ghen Rabga

Lobsang Choedon

Dekyi

Sonam Phuntsok

Penjor

Tsering Ngodup

Lee

Jampa Choephell

Tenzin

Tsultrim Dolma

The Oracle

Sonam Wangdu

Travel Agent

Lobsang Wangyal

Long-haired Sweater Seller

Ngawang Lodoe

Monk Attendant

Tashi Dolma Rubling

Ghen Rabga's Granddaughter

Tshering Dorji

Tshering Dorji

Hunger Striker Wangpo

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Details

Release date
April 13, 2007
Status
Released
Original language
Tibetan
Runtime
1h 30m
Budget
$500,000
Revenue
$21,504
Genres
Drama, Romance

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