Cinematic background from Kundun 1997 - 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.

Kundun

1997

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Martin Scorsese
Writers:
Melissa Mathison
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Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy wearing a yellow and red robe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man wearing a hat is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red and white robe looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red and yellow shirt and a man in a red and yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An old man in a military uniform sitting on a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young man sitting in front of an open book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An older asian woman with a younger asian man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy wearing a red and yellow robe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two men in traditional garb in front of a statue of buddha; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man with a surprised look standing in front of a painting of mao zedong; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two people sitting in a living room talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people standing around a table with food on top of it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An older man with long hair and a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people sitting in a large room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy in a yellow and red outfit is praying; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy wearing a yellow shirt looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A monk standing in front of a fire place; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A person with a bald head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red and yellow robe looking at a woman in a red and yellow robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of monks sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An old man with a long white beard looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people standing next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man with a mustache and a flower in his hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man with long black hair and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red and yellow robe is holding a sheet of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a yellow and red jacket with glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Many monks sitting in a large group; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of young buddhist monks sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man with a shaved head wearing a red and yellow robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red robe is standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a monk's outfit is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy wearing a yellow shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people standing next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red robe is praying; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of men in military uniforms sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man and a boy are snuggled up together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy wearing a red and yellow robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An old man with a long white beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An older man wearing a red and yellow robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man standing in front of two other men in front of a painting of mao zedong; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two people wearing hats and standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A monk is standing in front of a candle light; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A person holding a young boy in a red blanket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A woman in a yellow jacket with a red flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy is looking at the candles in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A little boy and a woman are holding a stick; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A little boy sitting in a chair wearing a yellow robe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy wearing a monk's robe and holding his hand on his shoulder; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people sitting in front of a painting of a buddha; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red and yellow robe is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A woman standing next to a young boy in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – People sitting in front of a large buddha statue; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy in a red robe looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red and yellow robe holding a document; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An older man wearing a brown robe in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A person wearing a red robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a hill; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man wearing a hat and a yellow jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man standing on top of a set of stairs; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A woman in a red robe standing next to a man in a red robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A crowd of people standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two men in red robes standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people standing on top of a sandy beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man holding a wooden bowl next to another man; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A person looking at a camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a yellow jacket is eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man and a woman are holding hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A couple of people sitting next to each other on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A monk sitting on top of a golden couch; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy's face with tears in his eyes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people in traditional clothing and hats; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man wearing a hat and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy is looking through a telescope; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two men walking down a hall way in a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two men in robes are holding a suitcase; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of men in red and yellow robes standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An older man in a military uniform sitting on a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A crowd of people sitting in front of a statue; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young boy wearing a red robe with a dragon on the wall behind him; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two men are standing next to each other in front of a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A small child wearing a yellow jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A little boy sitting on the floor looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red robe sitting on steps; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A woman in traditional clothing is praying in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A view of a mountain range with a large building in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – An older bald man in a tan shirt is holding his hands to his chest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two monks are walking on the shore of a body of water; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – Two people on a horse looking out over a mountain valley; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of people standing around a table with food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of men standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young child sitting at a table with a bowl of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A young child is playing with a stick in the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A man in a red robe and a man in a yellow robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kundun” (1997), directed by Martin Scorsese – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle