Dreaming Lhasa
Rating: 4.9 · 2007 · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, India · 1 ч 30 мин
Description
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
Information
- Year
- 2007
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country
- United Kingdom, India
- Runtime
- 1 ч 30 мин
- TMDB
- 4.9
- IMDb
- 4.9
Director
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 — Hunger Striker Wangpo
- Tsering Dorjee Bawa — Receptionist
- Sherab Sangpo — Old Man
- Annie Thomas — Woman Reporter
- Maria Ricciuti — American Girl