Dreaming Lhasa
13/04/2007
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
Movie Information
Jampa Kalsang Tamang
as Dhondup
Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso
as Karma
Tenzin Jigme
as Jigme
Phuntsok Namgyal Dumkhang
as Loga
Tsering Topgyal Phurpatsang
as Tse Topgyal
Tenzin Wangdrak
as Ghen Rabga
Lobsang Choedon
as Dekyi
Sonam Phuntsok
as Penjor
Tsering Ngodup
as Lee
Jampa Choephell
as Tenzin
Tsultrim Dolma
as The Oracle
Sonam Wangdu
as Travel Agent
Lobsang Wangyal
as Long-haired Sweater Seller
Ngawang Lodoe
as Monk Attendant
Tashi Dolma Rubling
as Ghen Rabga's Granddaughter
Tshering Dorji
as Hunger Striker Wangpo
Tsering Dorjee Bawa
as Receptionist
Sherab Sangpo
as Old Man
Annie Thomas
as Woman Reporter
Maria Ricciuti
as American Girl
Tempa Dhonden
as Dekyi's Husband
Tashi Dorjee
as Protestor
Tenzin Jugney
as Kid 1
Tenzin Rabga
as Kid 2
Tenzin Nyishey
as Kid 3
Suman Kumar
as Bus Attendant
Khenrab
as Sweater-Seller
Sandeep Dhingra
as Indian Disco Dancer
Sarah Cunningham
as English Girl
Nyima Namdol
as Samten's Mother
Tenzin Jamyang
as Bass Guitarist
Tenzin Ingsel
as Drummer
Tenzin Gyaltsen
as Sweeping Hermit
Suman Kumari
as Indian Bride
Manish Kumar
as Shepherd Boy
Ani Ngawang Jampa
as Themself
Gyaltsen Pelsang
as Themself
Ani Tenzin Choedon
as Themself
Phuntsok Wangchuk
as Themself
