Kundun
The destiny of a people lies in the heart of a boy.
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $6M
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17 billed performers
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What It's About
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From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
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Box Office & Release
Kundun returned 0.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $28M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Dec 25, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Tibetan, English
- Country
- United States of America
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