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The Cup
The Cup (Phörpa) is a 1999 Tibetan film directed by Khyentse Norbu. The plot is about two young football-crazed Tibetan refugees in a remote Himalayan monastery who desperately try to obtain a television for the monastery to watch the 1998 World Cup final.
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Language: Hindi
Year of production: 1999
Length: 93 minutes
Country: United States
Directors:
Khyentse Norbu
Producers:
Raymond Steiner, Malcolm Watson
Actors:
Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling
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