Dreaming Lhasa (2007)
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
- Ritu Sarin
- Tenzing Sonam
- Tenzing Sonam
Rating: 4.9/10 by 5 users
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Country:
India
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 30 minutes
Budget: $500,000
Revenue: $21,504
Plot Keyword: tibet, dalai lama, woman director
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