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.
Release Date: 20 April 2000Runtime: 93 min
Stars:
- Dhan Pat Singh
- Dzigar Kongtrul
- Jamyang Lodro
- Jamyang Nyima
- Kunsang
- Kunsang Nyima
- Lama Chonjor
- Lama Godhi
- Neten Chokling
- Oga
- Orgyen Tobgyal
- Pema Tshundup
- Pema Wamgchen
- Raj Baboon
- Thinley Nudi
Director: Khyentse Norbu
