Kundun
“The destiny of a people lies in the heart of a boy.”
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
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Cast
37 people
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong
Dalai Lama (Adult)
Tencho Gyalpo
Mother
Tsewang Migyur Khangsar
Father
Also in
Next Life
Gyurme Tethong
Dalai Lama (Age 12)
No other roles listed
Robert Lin
Chairman Mao
Known for
Red Corner
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
Dalai Lama (Age 5)
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang
Dalai Lama (Aged 2)
No other roles listed
Tenzin Topjar
Lobsang (5-10)
No other roles listed
Tenzin Lodoe
Takster
No other roles listed
Geshi Yeshi Gyatso
Lama of Sera
No other roles listed
Losang Gyatso
The messenger
Known for
Chosen
Sonam Phuntsok
Reting Rinpoche
Also in
Dreaming Lhasa
The Hunter and the Skeleton
Martin Scorsese Director · Melissa Mathison Screenplay Philip Glass Composer
Worldwide gross $5.7M · Budget $28M · United States release December 25, 1997
Box office
Budget
$28,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,684,789
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Cappa/De Fina Productions
Production
Refugee Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Tibetan
Release dates
United States · December 11, 1997
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 25, 1997
Limited theatrical
United States
January 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
June 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 14, 1998 · Theatrical
September 6, 2007 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
July 24, 1998 · Theatrical
France
March 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
March 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
March 26, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 18, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 28, 2022 · Theatrical
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