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Kundun

PG-13
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134 min

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.

Type:movie
Country:true
Genre:Biography, Drama, History
Release:January 16, 1998
Director:Martin Scorsese
Production:Touchstone Pictures, Dune Films, De Fina-Cappa, StudioCanal, AMLF, Cappa/De Fina Productions, Cappa Productions
Actors:Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
Writers:Melissa Mathison
Language:English, Tibetan, Mandarin