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The Cup (Phörpa) is a 1999 comedy 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. The movie was entirely shot in the Tibetan refugee village Bir in India (Himachal Pradesh) (almost entirely between Chokling Gompa and Elu Road). Producer Jeremy Thomas had ... More

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Initial release date:

Aug 29, 1999

Directed by:

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

1 h 33 min

Produced by:

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Screenplay by:

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Also known as:

Phorpa,
Phörpa

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Directed by

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (born 1961), also known as Khyentse Norbu, is a Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and writer. His two major films are The Cup (1999) and Travellers and Magicians (2003). He is the author of the book What Makes You Not a Buddhist (Shambhala, 2007). He is also a prominent...

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Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.

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Cinematography:

Paul Warren

Edited by:

John Scott

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Film release region	Release Date
United States of America	Jan 28, 2000

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Production design by:

Raymond Steiner

Art direction by:

Raymond Steiner

Other crew:

Crewmember	Film crew role
Tara Digesu	Set Artist
Tara Digesu	Storyboard Artist
Mark Blackwell	Supervising Sound Editor
Julius Chan	Dialogue Editor
Bronwyn Murphy	Sound Recordist
Urgyen Wangchuk	Set Dresser
Jamyang Phuntso	Boom Operator
Barrett Hong	Wardrobe Supervisor
John Simpson	Foley Artist
Robert Sullivan	Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Music by:

Douglas Mills

Runtime:

1 h 33 min

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1999	Screen International Award	Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

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