The Cup (1999)

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93 min - Comedy | Sport - 28 October 1999 (Germany)

6.6

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While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Orgyen Tobgyal	...	Geko
	Neten Chokling	...	Lodo
	Jamyang Lodro	...	Orgyen
	Lama Chonjor	...	Abbot
	Lama Godhi	...	Old Lama
	Thinley Nudi	...	Tibetan Layman
	Kunsang	...	Cook Monk
	Kunsang Nyima	...	Palden
	Pema Tshundup	...	Nyima
	Dzigar Kongtrul	...	Vajra Master
	Dhan Pat Singh	...	TV Shop Owner
	Oga	...	Abbot's Attendant
	Raj Baboon	...	Taxi Driver
	Jamyang Nyima	...	The hypersomniaque
	Pema Wamgchen	...	Storytelling Monk

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While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat disrupted by soccer fever, the chief instigator being a young student, the soccer enthusiast Orgyen. Prevented by various circumstances from seeing the Cup finals on television in a nearby village, Orgyen sets out to organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The enterprise becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness and friendship for the students, while the Lama, head of the monastery, contemplates the challenges of teaching the word of Buddha in a rapidly changing world. Written by <achrya@spray.se>

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Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.

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Comedy | Sport

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Official Sites:

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Country:

Bhutan | Australia

Language:

Hindi | Tibetan

Release Date:

28 October 1999 (Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

La copa See more »

Filming Locations:

Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$35,179 (USA) (30 January 2000) (4 Screens)

Gross:

$1,067,773 (USA) (23 April 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coffee Stain Productions, Palm Pictures See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

This is the first film produced in Bhutan to be released internationally. See more »

Quotes

Abbot: Can we cover the earth in leather so it's soft wherever we go?
Cook Monk: No.
Abbot: So what can we do?
Lodo: Wear leather sandals?
Abbot: Yes, wearing leather sandals is equal to covering the earth with leather.
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mahakala"
(freedom chants from the roof of the world)
Performed by The Gyuto Monks See more »

The Cup (1999)
Phörpa (original title)

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