Dreaming Lhasa (2007)
• April 13th, 2007 • 1h 30min
Drama, Romance
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
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Whale Rider
Released on: 2003-01-30
Drama, Family
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a desti...
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Released on: 2003-06-29
Documentary, Drama
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed ...
The Miracle Worker
Released on: 2000-11-12
Drama, TV Movie
Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller out of solitude and helps inte...
Frida
Released on: 2002-08-29
Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous ...
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
Released on: 2014-02-07
Thriller, Drama
The arrival of a handsome new farmhand threatens the balance between a farmer and his daughter.
Little Buddha
Released on: 1993-12-01
Drama, History
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nep...
Helen
Released on: 2009-11-26
Drama
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed...
Naked
Released on: 2002-09-02
Comedy, Drama
Nackt is the story of three couples, one of which just broke up, one that seems to be about to and o...
In My Skin
Released on: 2002-12-04
Drama, Horror
Esther's life is panning out nicely. She will soon move in with her boyfriend Vincent and she seems ...
The Secret
Released on: 2000-11-01
Romance, Drama
Marie, who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husb...
Alias
Released on: 1999-01-01
Drama
On her birthday, Juliette is too upset to worry about the strange cleaner who imitates her every mov...
2 Days in Paris
Released on: 2007-02-09
Comedy, Romance
Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents —...
Marie Antoinette
Released on: 2006-05-24
Drama, History
The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marri...
Children of a Lesser God
Released on: 1986-09-13
Drama, Romance
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah ...
Or (My Treasure)
Released on: 2004-09-09
Drama
Or shoulders a lot: she's 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bot...
Away from Her
Released on: 2007-05-04
Drama, Romance
Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absen...
11’09”01—September 11
Released on: 2002-09-04
Drama
Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine secon...
Me and My Sister
Released on: 2004-11-21
Drama, Comedy
Louise, who has just written a novel, comes to Paris to meet with a potential publisher. While in th...
Pop Aye
Released on: 2017-09-06
Drama
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of ...