Kundun (1997)

Drama History

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.

Updated May 9 2020

Releases:

US -

1997-12-25

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Keywords:

buddhism china mountain buddhist monk tibet dalai lama lhasa buddha

FACTS

Runtime: 134 mins Revenue: $5,684,789 Budget: $28,000,000 Rating: 7.0 Tag Line: The destiny of a people lies in the heart of a boy.

Cast

Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong

Dalai Lama (Adult)

Tencho Gyalpo

Mother

Tsewang Migyur Khangsar

Father

Gyurme Tethong

Dalai Lama (Age 12)

Robert Lin

Chairman Mao

Crew

Roger Deakins

Director of Photography

Martin Scorsese

Director

Philip Glass

Original Music Composer

Ellen Lewis

Casting

Dante Ferretti

Production Design

Dante Ferretti

Costume Design

Thelma Schoonmaker

Editor

Barbara De Fina

Producer