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The Cup (1999 film)

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'The Cup' ( or 'Phrpa') is a 1999 Tibetan-language film directed by Khyentse Norbu. The plot involves two young football-crazed Tibetan refugee novice monks in a remote Himalayan monastery in India who desperately try to obtain a television for the monastery to watch the 1998 World Cup final.

Production



The movie was shot in the Tibetan refugee village Bir in India (Himachal Pradesh) (almost entirely between Chokling Gompa and Elu Road).

Producer Jeremy Thomas had developed a relationship with Norbu when he was an advisor on Bertolucci's 'Little Buddha'. Thomas later remembered his experience making the film:

Release



'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.

See also



* List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Bhutanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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