 |
Phörpa (1999)Synopsis:
While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat disrupted by soccer fever, the chief instigator being a young student, the soccer enthusiast Orgyen. Prevented by various circumstances from seeing the Cup finals on television in a nearby village, Orgyen sets out to organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The enterprise becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness and friendship for the students, while the Lama, head of the monastery, contemplates the challenges of teaching the word of Buddha in a rapidly changing world.
Resource Links:
|
|
|
Reviews & Analyses: Phörpa
Latest Questions |
The 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-...
|
 |
A group of friends including Brady Turner, Claire and Duncan McKay go out on a boat trip on a lake in Southern Califo...
|
 |
Jeana does IT for the Sacramento Fire Department. She and Tom, a self-confident local TV news reporter, are about to ...
|
 |
50 years into the future, the Sun begins to die, and Earth is dying as a result. A team of astronauts are sent to rev...
|
