Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.
While the World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery in India. The atmosphere of serene contemplation is soon disrupted by soccer fever, as the two students desperately seek a TV to watch the final.
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The film's tagline is: "Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion."
The original title is "ཕོར་པ།" (BO).
The runtime is 93 minutes (1h 33m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: French, Hindi, Tibetan.
It was a co-production between: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Bhutan.
The film was directed by Khyentse Norbu.
The screenplay was written by Khyentse Norbu.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0201840.
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Good
45 votes
ཕོར་པ།
Released
G
Français, हिन्दी, བོད་སྐད་།
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Bhutan
