Kundun
1997 · 134 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 31,153 VOTES · DIR. Martin Scorsese
Overview
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,120 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:53 ##[Men Chanting]
00:06:03 - And you pooped all over! - [All Laughing]
00:13:54 Oh!
00:20:27 I saw you in a vision.
00:28:48 Today you lose, Kundun. Tomorrow you may win.
00:33:35 - [Whining] - [Bleating]
00:37:43 the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha
00:42:03 Lower your head.
00:46:17 [Hissing]
00:50:08 [Newsreel Announcer] ...but to a single B-29 over the Japanese city of Hiroshima
00:53:21 I am old and too tough to kill.
00:57:00 of the awareness.
01:03:51 The Chinese have invaded.
01:09:38 I am making you my prime ministers.
01:14:29 Violence is never good.
01:19:41 They are the worst of the worst.
01:23:38 Mother, no women in the monastery after dark.
01:27:44 [Dalai Lama] And the United Nations?
01:32:23 As you say.
01:37:29 [Bird Crowing]
01:43:39 - Our only hope is to fight. - We cannot.
01:48:42 [Whimpering]
01:52:39 [Monks Chanting]
02:00:37 I will release those not released.
Cast & Characters
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
Tenzin Topjar
Lobsang (5-10)
Tsewang Migyur Khangsar
Father
Tenzin Lodoe
Takster
Geshi Yeshi Gyatso
Lama of Sera
Losang Gyatso
The Messenger
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,120
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:01:53
Final line02:00:37
Production Record
DirectorMartin Scorsese
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28,000,000
Revenue$5,684,789
IMDb votes31,153