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Kundun

Kundun

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 25, 1997

Runtime

2h 14m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

68%

Original Title

Kundun

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures, Dune Films, De Fina-Cappa, StudioCanal, AMLF, Cappa/De Fina Productions, Cappa Productions

Director

Martin Scorsese

Budget

$28,000,000

Revenue

$5,684,789

Description

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.