The Cup

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The Cup

The Cup DVD cover
Directed by Khyentse Norbu
Produced by Raymond Steiner,
Malcolm Watson
Written by Khyentse Norbu
Starring Orgyen Tobgyal,
Neten Chokling
Distributed by Fine Line Features (USA)
Release date(s) August 29, 1999
Running time 93 minutes
Language Hindi, Tibetan
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The Cup (Phörpa) is a 1999 film directed by Khyentse Norbu. The plot is about two young football-crazed Tibetan refugees in a remote Himalayan monastery who desperately try to sneak a television into the monastery to watch the 1998 World Cup finals.

  • Tagline: Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.

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