Kundun

From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.

Cast

Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong

as Dalai Lama (Adult)

Tencho Gyalpo

as Mother

Tsewang Migyur Khangsar

as Father

Gyurme Tethong

as Dalai Lama (Age 12)

Robert Lin

as Chairman Mao

Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin

as Dalai Lama (Age 5)

Tenzin Yeshi Paichang

as Dalai Lama (Aged 2)

Tenzin Topjar

as Lobsang (5-10)

Tenzin Lodoe

as Takster

Geshi Yeshi Gyatso

as Lama of Sera

Reviews

CinemaSerf

If anyone were ever to question the undoubted skill of cinematographer Roger Deakins, then they need only watch this beautifully crafted story of the youth of the 14th Dalai Lama. Filmed in the Moroccan Atlas mountains, for obvious reasons, Martin Scorsese provides us with a lavish, colourful and th...

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