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Overview

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Director:
Martin Scorsese
Writer (WGA):
Melissa Mathison (written by)
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Release Date:
25 December 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | History | War more
Tagline:
The destiny of a people lies in the heart of a boy. more
Plot:
From childhood until adulthood, Tibet's 14th dalai lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more
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(20 articles)
Directors of the Decade: Martin Scorsese
 (From FilmExperience. 16 October 2009, 8:51 AM, PDT)

The Hollywood Film Festival Announces Craft Honorees
 (From MovieWeb. 8 September 2009, 5:59 AM, PDT)

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Enlightening more (106 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong ... Dalai Lama (Adult)
Gyurme Tethong ... Dalai Lama (Age 12)
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin ... Dalai Lama (Age 5)
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang ... Dalai Lama (Aged 2)
Tencho Gyalpo ... Mother
Tenzin Topjar ... Lobsang (5-10)
Tsewang Migyur Khangsar ... Father
Tenzin Lodoe ... Takster
Geshi Yeshi Gyatso ... Lama of Sera
Losang Gyatso ... The Messenger (as Lobsang Gyatso)
Sonam Phuntsok ... Reting Rimpoche
Gyatso Lukhang ... Lord Chamberlain
Lobsang Samten ... Master of the Kitchen
Jigme Tsarong ... Taktra Rimpoche (as Tsewang Jigme Tsarong)
Tenzin Trinley ... Ling Rimpoche
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violent images.
Runtime:
134 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
De Fina-Cappa more

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Trivia:
Features only non-professional actors. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Dalai Lama flees Tibet, he has a blood blister in beneath his fingernail in the extreme closeup shots. These are not there in the medium shots, although you see his finger clearly. more
Quotes:
Dalai Lama: I will liberate those not liberated. I will release those not released. I will relieve those unrelieved. And set living beings in nirvana. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Holiday (2006) more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Enlightening, 2 March 2006
10/10
Author: abundanz from Canada

I feel I owe a debt of gratitude to Martin Scorsese for making this extraordinary film. Especially in light of it's controversial content. Here is a story that must be told and is so remarkably entertaining while being so deeply informative that I hesitate to make any comments at all. Why why why has this director NOT received the recognition he so richly deserves for his work, especially with this epic that out "performs" any epic extant, including the likes of "Cleopatra" "The Godfather" and so on. Are awards for honest brilliant work politically motivated? This film may be the watermark for all ambitious film makers in the future. Keep it real.

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