Fresh
The music ties together all the pretty pictures, gives the narrative some momentum, and helps to induce a kind of alert detachment, so that you're neither especially interested nor especially bored.
David Edelstein, Slate
Kundun
The destiny of a people lies in the heart of a boy.
1997 · 2h 14m · PG-13
Drama, History
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
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.
Director and cast
- Martin Scorsese Director
- Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong as Dalai Lama (Adult)
- Tencho Gyalpo as Mother
- Tsewang Migyur Khangsar as Father
- Gyurme Tethong as Dalai Lama (Age 12)
- Robert Lin as Chairman Mao
- Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin as Dalai Lama (Age 5)
- Tenzin Yeshi Paichang as Dalai Lama (Aged 2)
- Tenzin Topjar as Lobsang (5-10)
- Tenzin Lodoe as Takster
- Geshi Yeshi Gyatso as Lama of Sera
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Scorsese has taken the harsh mystery out of Tibetan Buddhism, and out of its oppression, too.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
Disregarding commercial considerations, Scorsese's haunting meditation on Dalai Lama's early life is a majestic spectacle of images and sounds, but it's bogged down by a routine script that fails to offer fresh insights on Tibet's non-violent culture
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Rotten
Careful and respectful, it is everything a movie about the Dalai Lama should be except dramatically involving.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
I admire Kundun for being so unreservedly committed to its vision, for being willing to cut loose from audience expectations and follow its heart.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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