Dreaming Lhasa (2007)
Overview
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
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Additional Info
| Budget | $500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $21,504.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.739 |
Directed By
Tenzing Sonam
Ritu Sarin
Crew
Tenzing Sonam
Ritu Sarin
Ritu Sarin
Andy Spence
Richard Gere
Tenzing Sonam
Paul Dosaj
Raj Singh
Ranjan Palit
Jeremy Thomas
TECHUNG
TOP CAST
Jampa Kalsang Tamang
Dhondup
Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso
Karma
Tenzin Jigme
Jigme
Sonam Wangdu
Travel Agent
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