Kundun

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-12-25

Languages:

English, Tibetan, Mandarin

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(20568 Reviews)

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Genres:

Biography Drama History

Cast:

Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong Gyurme Tethong Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin Tenzin Yeshi Paichang

Writer:

Melissa Mathison

Fullplot:

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 of Tibet. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.

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