An Unfortunate Fortune (1991)
- Original title
- Буяны нүгэл
- Directed by
- Naydangiyn Nyamdavaa
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Runtime
- 1h 02m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A poor young boy in Mongolia longs to become the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama to help his widowed mother. When the monks overlook him, his desperate pursuit leads to tragedy.
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