Kundun

Director Martin Scorsese's epic biopic Kundun details the early life of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.

Before the age of three, Tenzin Gyatso is declared the fourteenth reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and leaves his family to be raised in a monastery. As he grows up in virtual isolation, the young spiritual leader is coached in the ways of Buddhism, but remains ignorant to the happenings of the outside world . After the Chinese invade Tibet in 1950, the Dalai Lama attempts to dissuade Chinese leader Mao Zedong from overtaking the country, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. He must then make the decision between staying in Tibet to fight for his people's freedom or fleeing the country to save his own life.

• Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong: Dalai Lama (Adult)
• Gyurme Tethong: Dalai Lama (Age 12)
• Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin: Dalai Lama (Age 5)
• Tenzin Yeshi Paichang: Dalai Lama (Aged 2)
• Tencho Gyalpo: Mother