Dreaming Lhasa

Dreaming Lhasa (2007) is a drama, romance film directed by Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam rated 5.4/10.

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