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Kundun. 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 Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet. Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, a grandnephew of the Dalai Lama, stars as the adult Dalai Lama, while Tencho ...
- $28 million
- Philip Glass
- December 25, 1997 (United States)
- Barbara De Fina
PG-13 Released Dec 6, 1997 2h 14m Drama List. 74% 62 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score In 1937, a two-and-a-half year old boy from a simple family in Tibet was recognized as ...
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- Martin Scorsese
- PG-13
- Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong
Oct 18, 2023 · ‘Kundun,’ I Liked It! The story of Martin Scorsese’s film career isn’t complete without his unlikely—though thematically consistent—telling of the story of the 14th dalai lama. By Keith Phipps...
Jan 16, 1998 · Powered by JustWatch. At a midpoint in Martin Scorsese's "Kundun," the 14th Dalai Lama reads a letter from the 13th, prophesying that religion in Tibet will be destroyed by China--that he and his followers may have to wander helplessly like beggars. He says, "What can I do? I'm only a boy." His advisers say, "You are the man who wrote this letter.