The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others. Scores higher than 76% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic74/100
513 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin ScorseseDirector
- Melissa MathisonScreenplay
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tenzin Thuthob TsarongDalai Lama (Adult)
- Tencho GyalpoMother
- Tsewang Migyur KhangsarFather
- Gyurme TethongDalai Lama (Age 12)
- Robert LinChairman Mao
- Tulku Jamyang Kunga TenzinDalai Lama (Age 5)
- Tenzin Yeshi PaichangDalai Lama (Aged 2)
- Tenzin TopjarLobsang (5-10)
- Tenzin LodoeTakster
- Geshi Yeshi GyatsoLama of Sera
- Losang GyatsoThe messenger
- Sonam PhuntsokReting Rinpoche
Stills
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Themes
chinabuddhismbuddhist monkmountaintibetlhasabuddha
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