Kundun

Cast: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong
Language: English
Running Time: 134 mins
Director(s): Martin Scorsese
Censor Certificate: V/U
Genre: Biography, Drama
Plot: The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet,China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation of Tibet. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since. In 1937, in a remote area of Tibet close to the Chinese border, a two year old child is identified as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, the compassionate Buddha. Two years later, the child is brought to Lhasa where he is schooled as a monk and as head of state amidst the color and pageantry of Tibetan culture. The film follows him into adulthood: when he is 14, the Chinese invade Tibet and he is forced into a shaky coalition government; he travels to China to meet with a cynical Mao and finally, in 1959, ill and under siege, he flees to India. Throughout, he has visions of his people's slaughter under Chinese rule.
My Review:I would rate this as one of the most controvercial &equally entertaining biography i've ever seen.Martin Scorsese has got guts to make this one.Although the slow pace & the length(more than 2hours) of this movie makes it a little repeatative & boring.
My Ratings:3/5,Watch it for your History lesson