Kundun (1997)

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film, epic film, historical film, war drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 498 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. It follows his early life and training, and his growing conflict with the Chinese government. The film shows events from his perspective as a spiritual leader facing political upheaval.

solemnintrospectivemeditativevisually epicsubduedspiritualpolitically chargedpatient

What happens

Kundun is a 1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (known also as Kundun), the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet. A grandnephew of the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, stars as the adult Dalai Lama, while the Dalai Lama's niece Tencho Gyalpo appears as his mother. The film's release greatly angered the Chinese government, which objected to its content and threatened to block distributor Disney from accessing the Chinese market as a result. Disney consequently apologized and limited distribution of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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