1 hr. 30 min.
Plot Summary
Two dedicated Buddhist monks take on the dangerous task of transporting 14 poor Zanskari children and their parents to new homes at a Tibetan school.
Cast: Richard Gere
Director: Frederick Marx
Genres: Documentary
More heart-breaking and action-packed than one imagines from a monastery travelogue film. show more
It's the rare urgent-issue movie that refuses to pummel you with the importance of its subject matter, which in this case involves the shameful, potential extinction of a culture. show more
Although the film might be forced to rely rather heavily on Richard Gere's narration simply to situate the Western viewer, the actor does unify a bumptious collection of material that, taken together, relates what has to be admitted is a remarkable story. show more
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