Kundun

Kundun (1997)

December 25th, 19972h 14min

Drama, History
68%

Overview

The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert


Released on: 1994-05-31
Drama, Comedy

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style o...

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets


Released on: 1997-12-19
Drama, Comedy, Romance

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyon...

Love is a Fairy Tale

Love is a Fairy Tale


Released on: 1993-10-07
Romance, Drama

In this 1993 Hong Kong film, a boathand (Aaron Kwok) falls in love with a supermodel (Rosamund Kwan)...

Ménage

Ménage


Released on: 1986-04-23
Comedy, Crime, Drama

Tenue De Soirée (1986) is a dark comedy by Bertrand Blier starring Gérard Depardieu, Michel Blanc, a...

Still Life

Still Life


Released on: 2006-11-16
Drama, Romance

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges ...

Woman Basketball Player No. 5

Woman Basketball Player No. 5


Released on: 1957-08-01
Drama, Romance

Tian Zhenhua arrives in Shanghai to coach a local women's basketball team. Number 5 on the team, Xia...

Aśoka

Aśoka


Released on: 2001-09-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. Duri...

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age


Released on: 2007-09-09
Drama, History, Romance

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, ...

Elizabeth

Elizabeth


Released on: 1998-09-13
Drama, History

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endle...

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters


Released on: 1998-09-12
Drama

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "...

Ludwig

Ludwig


Released on: 1973-03-07
Drama, History

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, ...

Action of the Tiger

Action of the Tiger


Released on: 1957-08-22
Action, Drama, Adventure

A woman hires soldier-of-fortune Carson to smuggle her into Albania by way of Greece. Their trouble ...

Behind the Walls of the Forbidden City

Behind the Walls of the Forbidden City


Released on: 2024-03-05
Documentary, History

Secluded from view by nine-meter-high walls and composed of 980 buildings, the Forbidden City in Bei...

Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain


Released on: 1963-05-16
Drama, Family

Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy ...

The Prayer

The Prayer


Released on: 2018-03-21
Drama

Thomas is a drug addict. In an effort to put an end to his habit, he joins a community of former add...

Madeinusa

Madeinusa


Released on: 2006-01-26
Drama

Madeinusa is a girl who lives in an isolated village in the mountains of Peru. This strange place is...

The Tree of Blood

The Tree of Blood


Released on: 2018-10-31
Drama

Marc and Rebeca, a young couple, travel to an old country house that used to belong to their family....

Three Secrets

Three Secrets


Released on: 1950-10-20
Drama

A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California...

Majnun

Majnun


Released on: 2016-03-06
Drama

The film is about the life of a famous football player named Sardor Kamilov. All the journalists are...

Every Day

Every Day


Released on: 2010-01-14
Drama, Comedy, Romance

Ned is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. His work as a writer on an outrageous, semi-pornographic ...