Dreaming Lhasa

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

Jampa Kalsang Tamang Dhondup

Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso Karma

Tenzin Jigme Jigme

Phuntsok Namgyal Dumkhang Loga

Tsering Topgyal Phurpatsang Tse Topgyal

Tenzin Wangdrak Ghen Rabga

Lobsang Choedon Dekyi

Sonam Phuntsok Penjor

Tsering Ngodup Lee

Jampa Choephell Tenzin

Tsultrim Dolma The Oracle

Sonam Wangdu Travel Agent

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