Dreaming Lhasa
Directed by Tenzing Sonam, Ritu SarinKarma, a young Tibetan woman from New York City comes to Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Dalai Lama in India, in search of her roots. She is making a documentary film about former political prisoners who have escaped Tibet. One of her interviewees is Dhondup, who has recently fled to India. He reveals to her that his dying mother had made him promise to deliver an old charm box to an exile Tibetan named Loga, and appeals to her for help in locating the man. Their enquiries reveal that Loga, a former CIA-trained resistance fighter, has been missing for the past fifteen years and is presumed to be dead. But is he really dead? As they set out to unravel the mysterious circumstances of his disappearance, Karma finds herself unwittingly attracted to Dhondup even as she is sucked into the vortex of his search, which takes them through the world of the exile Tibetan community in India and becomes a journey of self-discovery.
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Dreaming Lhasa was released on 27 juli 2008.
Dreaming Lhasa was directed by Tenzing Sonam, Ritu Sarin.
Dreaming Lhasa has a runtime of 90m.
Dreaming Lhasa was produced by Ritu Sarin.
Karma, a young Tibetan woman from New York City comes to Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Dalai Lama in India, in search of her roots. She is making a documentary film about former political prisoners who have escaped Tibet. One of her interviewees is Dhondup, who has recently fled to India. He reveals to her that his dying mother had made him promise to deliver an old charm box to an exile Tibetan named Loga, and appeals to her for help in locating the man. Their enquiries reveal that Loga, a former CIA-trained resistance fighter, has been missing for the past fifteen years and is presumed to be dead. But is he really dead? As they set out to unravel the mysterious circumstances of his disappearance, Karma finds herself unwittingly attracted to Dhondup even as she is sucked into the vortex of his search, which takes them through the world of the exile Tibetan community in India and becomes a journey of self-discovery.
The key characters in Dreaming Lhasa are Dhondup (Jampa Kalsang Tamang), Karma (Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso), Jigme (Tenzin Jigme).
Dreaming Lhasa is rated Not Rated.
Dreaming Lhasa is a Drama, Romantik, Mystik film.
Dreaming Lhasa has an audience rating of 6 out of 10.
Dreaming Lhasa had a budget of 500 tn US$.
Dreaming Lhasa has made 21 504 US$ at the box office.