The Cup
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| The Cup | |
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 The Cup DVD cover |
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| 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 Tibetan film directed by Khyentse Norbu. The plot is about two young football-crazed Tibetan refugees in a remote Himalayan monastery who desperately try to obtain a television for the monastery to watch the 1998 World Cup final.
- Tagline: Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.
[edit] DVD
The Cup was released to DVD on November 13, 2007 in North America by Festival Media(IBFF). The DVD was mastered from a new direct-to-digital transfer from the original film, and includes a bonus documentary entitled Inside The Cup, featuring the director discussing the film, cinema in general and Buddhist philosophy, along with outtakes from the film. There is also a director's commentary audio track.
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