

Dreaming Lhasa
2007-04-13 · 90 min · ★ 5.4
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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- Directors
- Tenzing Sonam, Ritu Sarin
- Production companies
- HanWay Films, White Crane Films
- Countries
- India, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 500,000
- Revenue
- USD 21,504
Top Cast
Tshering DorjiHunger Striker Wangpo
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