Movies Set In Tibet
by Ginkoro | created - 21 Aug 2017 | updated - 23 Aug 2017 | PublicBuddhist movies , Adventure , Himalayas , china Asian Movies, Spiritual Movies.
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1. Paths of the Soul (2015)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
A group of Tibetans make a 1200 kilometer pilgrimage to Lasa.
Director: Yang Zhang | Stars: Tsring Chodron, Tsewang Dolkar, Jiangcuo Seba, Pei Yang
Votes: 955 | Gross: $0.03M
2. Once Upon a Time in Tibet (2010)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), the US army brings supplies to China by flying over the Himalayas. A love story then ensues between an American pilot and a Tibetan girl who saved his life when his airplane crashed.
Director: Wei Dai | Stars: Joshua Hannum, Peter Ho, Jia Song, Tino Bao
Votes: 109
3. The Knot (2006)
117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Taiwanese medical student defects to Mainland China due to Nationalist persecution, became an army surgeon during Korean War, and later went to Tibet as a doctor, while pining for his ... See full summary »
Director: Li Yin | Stars: Kun Chen, Vivian Hsu, Bingbing Li, Steven Cheung
Votes: 505
4. Yeshe Dolma (2000)
104 min | Drama
'Song of Tibet', displays the last century of Tibetan history by telling the love story of Yeshe Dolma a Tibetan woman, her romance with three men and her whole life. The actors and actress are all of Tibetan nationality.
Director: Fei Xie | Stars: Danzengzhuoga, Laqiong, Dawangdui, Renqing Dunzhu
Votes: 64
5. Ganglamedo (2006)
93 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The movie is about one of the most popular Tibetan folk songs, Ganglamedo ("Snow lotus"), about two girls and two men. The story begins sixty years ago, in Tibet. A local girl, who sings ... See full summary »
Director: Wei Dai | Stars: Bojie Hao, Renqing Dunzhu, Kang Se-jung, Hao Zheng
Votes: 31
6. Kong Fan Sen (1996)
Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of the beloved Kong Fan Sen, a government official of Ali, an outlying area of Tibet. Kong leads the people of Ali to build a better home, but unfortunately dies on the way of an investigation.
Directors: Guoxing Chen, Ping Wang | Stars: Ming Gao, Yaobin Jiang, Yun Qu, Xingdong Wang
Votes: 16
7. Red River Valley (1997)
115 min | Drama, History, Romance
At the turn of the century, a young Chinese girl escapes from a religious sacrifice, and is rescued by an honorable Tibetan herdsman. The two fall in love, but problems arise when she is ... See full summary »
Director: Xiaoning Feng | Stars: Jing Ning, Bing Shao, Zhen Ying, Paul Kersey
Votes: 379
8. Samsara (2001)
R | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A spiritual love-story set in the majestic landscape of Ladakh, Himalayas. Samsara is a quest; one man's struggle to find spiritual Enlightenment by renouncing the world. And one woman's ... See full summary »
Director: Pan Nalin | Stars: Shawn Ku, Christy Chung, Neelesha Barthel, Lhakpa Tsering
Votes: 8,249
9. Kundun (1997)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang
Votes: 30,493 | Gross: $5.53M
10. Travelers and Magicians (2003)
Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Drama
The two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Khyentse Norbu | Stars: Tshewang Dendup, Gup Kado Duba, Dasho Kado, Sonam Lhamo
Votes: 2,330 | Gross: $0.51M
11. Milarepa (2006)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Milarepa is a tale of greed and vengeance - demons, magic, murder and redemption. It is the story of the man who became Tibet's greatest mystic.
Director: Neten Chokling | Stars: Orgyen Tobgyal, Kelsang Chukie Tethtong, Jamyang Lodro, Jamyang Nyima
Votes: 1,103
12. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
PG-13 | 136 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber, breaks out of prison and travels to the holy city of Lhasa. He is employed as an instructor to the 14th Dalai Lama and soon becomes his close confidante.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, BD Wong, Mako
Votes: 155,875 | Gross: $37.96M
13. Little Buddha (1993)
PG | 123 min | Drama
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children - one American and two Nepalese - who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak
Votes: 17,948 | Gross: $4.86M
14. Valley of Flowers (2006)
155 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A great Asian love story, an unforgettable tale about passion, death and reincarnation. A mesmerizing Himalayan epic that spans two centuries, from the Silk Route of the early 19th century to the bustling metropolis of modern-day Tokyo.
Director: Pan Nalin | Stars: Milind Soman, Mylène Jampanoï, Naseeruddin Shah, Jampa Kalsang Tamang
Votes: 1,913
15. Escape from Tibet (2012)
105 min | Drama
Director: Maria Blumencron | Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, David Lee McInnis, Sangay Jäger, Lucas Kwan Peterson
Votes: 205
16. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)
Unrated | 104 min | Documentary, History
A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.
Director: Tom Piozet | Stars: Edward Edwards, Ed Harris, Shirley Knight, Tim Robbins
Votes: 688 | Gross: $0.58M
17. Dreaming Lhasa (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Karma, a young Tibetan woman from New York City comes to Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Dalai Lama in India, in search of her roots. She is making a documentary film about former... See full summary »
Directors: Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam | Stars: Jampa Kalsang Tamang, Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso, Tenzin Jigme, Sonam Wangdue
Votes: 266 | Gross: $0.02M
18. Old Dog (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
A family on the Himalayan plains discovers their dog is worth a fortune, but selling it comes at a terrible price.
Director: Pema Tseden | Stars: Lochey, Drolma Kyab, Tamdrin Tso, Yanbum Gyal
Votes: 118
19. Mountain Patrol (2004)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama
A moving true story about volunteers protecting antelope against poachers in the severe mountains of Tibet.
Director: Chuan Lu | Stars: Duobujie, Lei Zhang, Dao Qi, Xueying Zhao
Votes: 5,430 | Gross: $0.14M
20. Lhing vjags kyi ma ni rdo vbum (2005)
102 min | Drama
A young Tibetan monk go back home for the New Year's celebrations. Fascinated by television, he wants to bring his family's television to the monastery to show it to his master.
Director: Pema Tseden | Stars: Luosang Danpai, Living Buddha Juhuancang
Votes: 107
21. Windhorse (1998)
97 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Three young Tibetans struggle for freedom against the Chinese communist regime. Windhorse was filmed clandestinely inside Tibet and in Nepal. It was the first digital feature film, shot in ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Wagner | Stars: Dadon, Jampa Kelsang, Richard Chang, Yu Lu
Votes: 175 | Gross: $0.28M
22. Summer Pasture (2010)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
An intimate glimpse into the experiences of a young Tibetan family struggling to reconcile their traditional way of life with a rapidly modernizing world.
Directors: Lynn True, Nelson Walker III, Tsering Perlo
Votes: 84
24. Bringing Tibet Home (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
When a Tibetan refugee dies from a terminal illness, his last wish to set foot on his native soil remains unfulfilled - until his son, a New York-based artist, embarks on an unthinkable journey.
Director: Tenzin Tsetan Choklay | Stars: Tenzing Rigdol, The Dalai Lama, Topten Tsering, Neljor
Votes: 33
25. Blindsight (I) (2006)
PG | 104 min | Documentary, Adventure
Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.
Director: Lucy Walker | Stars: Gavin Attwood, Sally Berg, Sonam Bhumtso, Dachung
Votes: 699 | Gross: $0.09M
26. My Reincarnation (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Tibetan Buddhist Master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers departing from tradition to embrace the modern world.
Director: Jennifer Fox | Stars: Yeshi Silvano Namkhai, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Votes: 261 | Gross: $0.09M
27. Journey from Zanskar (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
JOURNEY FROM ZANSKAR reveals the lengths to which a dedicated community will go to seek an education for its children--on foot, on horseback, by jeep or bus--whatever it takes.
Director: Frederick Marx | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Lobsang Dhamchoe, Richard Gere, Geshe Lobsang Yonten
Votes: 42
28. Blind Mountain (2007)
95 min | Crime, Drama
A young woman is kidnapped and sold to a villager in the mountains.
Director: Yang Li | Stars: Lu Huang, Youan Yang, Yuling Zhang, Yunle He
Votes: 2,090 | Gross: $0.01M
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