Dreaming Lhasa

The story

Karma, a Tibetan filmmaker from New York, goes to Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. She wants to reconnect with her roots but is also escaping a deteriorating relationship back home.

One of Karma's interviewees is Dhondup, an enigmatic ex-monk who has just escaped from Tibet. He confides in her that his real reason for coming to India is to fulfill his dying mother's last wish, to deliver a charm box to a long-missing resistance fighter. Karma finds herself unwittingly falling in love with Dhondup even as she is sucked into the passion of his quest, which becomes a journey into Tibet's fractured past and a voyage of self-discovery

Cast

J Jampa Kalsang TamangDhondup T Tenzin Chokyi GyatsoKarma T Tenzin JigmeJigme P Phuntsok Namgyal DumkhangLoga T Tsering Topgyal PhurpatsangTse Topgyal T Tenzin WangdrakGhen Rabga L Lobsang ChoedonDekyi S Sonam PhuntsokPenjor T Tsering NgodupLee J Jampa ChoephellTenzin T Tsultrim DolmaThe Oracle S Sonam WangduTravel Agent

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L Lobsang WangyalLong-haired Sweater Seller N Ngawang LodoeMonk Attendant T Tashi Dolma RublingGhen Rabga's Granddaughter T Tshering DorjiHunger Striker Wangpo T Tsering Dorjee BawaReceptionist S Sherab SangpoOld Man A Annie ThomasWoman Reporter M Maria RicciutiAmerican Girl T Tempa DhondenDekyi's Husband T Tashi DorjeeProtestor T Tenzin JugneyKid 1 T Tenzin RabgaKid 2 T Tenzin NyisheyKid 3 S Suman KumarBus Attendant K KhenrabSweater-Seller S Sandeep DhingraIndian Disco Dancer S Sarah CunninghamEnglish Girl N Nyima NamdolSamten's Mother T Tenzin JamyangBass Guitarist T Tenzin IngselDrummer T Tenzin GyaltsenSweeping Hermit S Suman KumariIndian Bride M Manish KumarShepherd Boy A Ani Ngawang JampaThemself G Gyaltsen PelsangThemself A Ani Tenzin ChoedonThemself P Phuntsok WangchukThemself