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kundun (1997)

Original title: kundun
123 min|
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Poster of movie kundun
tibet 1937: a two-year-old boy, tenzin gyatso, from a modest peasant family, is recognized as the fourteenth reincarnation of the dalai lama. from that moment his destiny is marked: in fact he will be the spiritual guide of his people. an extremely difficult task given the tormented historical period that tibet must face: in fact mao tse tung's invasion of china in 1950 will force him into a painful exile, only twenty-four years old.

Festivals and awards

Direction

Martin ScorseseMartin Scorseseregista

Production and Screenplay

Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathisonproduttore
Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathisonsceneggiatore
Barbara Definaproduttore

Characters and Interpreters

dalai lama (adulto)
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dalai lama (a 2 anni)
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dalai lama (a 5 anni)
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dalai lama (a 12 anni)
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madre del Dalai Lama
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la madre
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lobsang (5-10)
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il padre
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takster
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reting rinpoce
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lama di sera
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taktra rimpoche
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