1 Movie Starring Lama Chonjor

The Cup

The Cup

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-20

Languages:

Hindi, Tibetan

Countries:

Bhutan, Australia

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2550 Reviews)

Director:

Khyentse Norbu

Genres:

ComedySport

Fullplot:

While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat disrupted by soccer fever, the chief instigator being a young student, the soccer enthusiast Orgyen. Prevented by various circumstances from seeing the Cup finals on television in a nearby village, Orgyen sets out to organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The enterprise becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness and friendship for the students, while the Lama, head of the monastery, contemplates the challenges of teaching the word of Buddha in a rapidly changing world.

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