Dreaming Lhasa


1h 30m 2005

Brief Synopsis

A young woman who has grown up in New York City returns to her roots in McLeod Gunj, Dharamsala, home to the exiled Dalai Lama, to make a film about about India's Tibetan community. Along with her assistant, a disaffected local youth, she meets an ex-monk who has escaped political imprisonment. Thei

Film Details

Also Known As
Poison Charm
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Hanway Films
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features Home Video; New Films International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

A young woman who has grown up in New York City returns to her roots in McLeod Gunj, Dharamsala, home to the exiled Dalai Lama, to make a film about about India's Tibetan community. Along with her assistant, a disaffected local youth, she meets an ex-monk who has escaped political imprisonment. Their journey into Tibet's fractured past becomes the young woman's own voyage of self-discovery.

Film Details

Also Known As
Poison Charm
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Hanway Films
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features Home Video; New Films International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video September 18, 2007

Released in United States September 2005

Released in United States Spring April 13, 2007

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (New Directors) September 15-24, 2005.

Released in United States Spring April 13, 2007

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (New Directors) September 15-24, 2005.)

Released in United States on Video September 18, 2007