After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro's golden-hour Nepal is pure eye candy
Production
Actual Tibetan monks, filmed on location in Bhutan
Score
Ryuichi Sakamoto's hypnotic Eastern-Western fusion
Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keanu learned Pali phonetically for months and still thinks his performance was 'wooden.' The monks disagreed.
Bertolucci filmed inside actual Bhutanese monasteries with royal permission—unprecedented access that wouldn't happen today.
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