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Film
The Cup
Khyentse Norbu
1999
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Young monks at a Himalayan monastery scheme to get a satellite dish to watch the 1998 World Cup final.
One of the first Bhutanese films ever made, using football fandom to explore modernity's reach into isolated tradition.
- Language
- Tibetan/Dzongkha
- Length
- 94 min
- Subject
- Buddhist monks obsessed with watching the World Cup
- Region
- Asia
- Tone
- Light
- Difficulty
- Newcomer
- Awards
- Premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight
Available on Kanopy, Mubi; DVD via Criterion-adjacent distributors
Widely available
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