Drama, History
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Shoot to Kill
The Emperor and the Assassin
Once Upon a Time in China
Queen Margot
Light Arose
The Road Home
Red Cliff
A Perfect Day
Babette's Feast
Gorillas in the Mist
Red Corner
Up to the World
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Head On
Stonewall
Haunting of Mount Gede
Shadows of the Peacock
Woman Basketball Player No. 5
Love, Simon
Tears of the Sexten Dolomites
SIMILAR MOVIES
Shoot to Kill
IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 1988
When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!The Emperor and the Assassin
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1998
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.Once Upon a Time in China
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 1991
Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung against foreign forces' plundering of China.Queen Margot
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1994
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.Light Arose
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2017
Aloko Udapadi is a Sinhalese epic historical film based on the story of King Valagamba of Anuradhapura (89 – 77 BCE).The Road Home
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1999
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.Red Cliff
IMDB 7.1 | Jul , 2008
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.A Perfect Day
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2008
Antonio and Emma have been separated for years, but he does not accept when Emma dates other men. Indeed Antonio proves obsessive, aggressive and intrusive, and again threatens Emma to hurt the children: little Kevin, shy and introverted, and the adolescent Valentina.Babette's Feast
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 1987
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.Gorillas in the Mist
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1988
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.Red Corner
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1997
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.Up to the World
IMDB 5.2 | May , 2014
Davide and Loris are brothers and live in a very small village in the north of Italy. While Davide is eighteen years old and gay, Loris is almost thirty and doesn't know anything about his brother's sexuality.What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
IMDB 7.9 | Oct , 1962
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.Head On
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1998
Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.Stonewall
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2015
Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay community leads to riots on June 28, 1969.Haunting of Mount Gede
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 2025
A hike on Mount Gede during school break turns terrifying for two friends when one defies a local superstition — and a vengeful spirit takes hold of her.Shadows of the Peacock
IMDB 3.5 | Jun , 1988
The love story between an Australian woman and a Balinese dancer.Woman Basketball Player No. 5
IMDB 5.7 | Aug , 1957
Tian Zhenhua arrives in Shanghai to coach a local women's basketball team. Number 5 on the team, Xiaoje, excels at basketball but is unsure of whether to continue playing. As Tian gets to grips with training Xiaoje and the rest of the team, he reflects on his career as a star basketball player before the revolution.Love, Simon
IMDB 8 | Feb , 2018
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.Tears of the Sexten Dolomites
IMDB 4.6 | Mar , 2014
In 1915, the First World War is in full swing and young men are called to military service in rows - including Franz and Peter. Both are sent to the Dolomite front, in order to fend off a threatened Italian attack. Comradeship and loyalty are needed in the fight, but Franz and Peter are ever enemies. Since Peter's romance with Anna, the competition between the two flares up more. But the circumstances of the war and the harsh weather in the mountains soon end those hostilities.