Dreaming Lhasa
Genres
Overview
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
Details
Budget
$500000
Revenue
$21504
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2007-04-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
4.9
Jampa Kalsang Tamang
Dhondup
Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso
Karma
Tenzin Jigme
Jigme
Phuntsok Namgyal Dumkhang
Loga
Tsering Topgyal Phurpatsang
Tse Topgyal
Tenzin Wangdrak
Ghen Rabga
Lobsang Choedon
Dekyi
Sonam Phuntsok
Penjor
Tsering Ngodup
Lee
Jampa Choephell
Tenzin
Tsultrim Dolma
The Oracle
Sonam Wangdu
Travel Agent
Lobsang Wangyal
Long-haired Sweater Seller
Ngawang Lodoe
Monk Attendant
Tashi Dolma Rubling
Ghen Rabga's Granddaughter
Tshering Dorji
Hunger Striker Wangpo
Tsering Dorjee Bawa
Receptionist
Sherab Sangpo
Old Man
Annie Thomas
Woman Reporter
Maria Ricciuti
American Girl
Tempa Dhonden
Dekyi's Husband
Tashi Dorjee
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Tenzin Jugney
Kid 1
Tenzin Rabga
Kid 2
Tenzin Nyishey
Kid 3
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Sweater-Seller
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English Girl
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Sweeping Hermit
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Indian Bride
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Shepherd Boy
Ani Ngawang Jampa
Themself
Gyaltsen Pelsang
Themself
Ani Tenzin Choedon
Themself
Phuntsok Wangchuk
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