The Cup is a 1999 Tibetan-language film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu in his feature directorial debut. The plot involves two young football-crazed Tibetan refugee novice monks who desperately try to obtain a television for their remote Himalayan monastery to watch the 1998 FIFA World Cup final.
The Cup (1999)
Directed by Khyentse Norbu
Genres - Comedy, Sports |
Sub-Genres - Association Football Film |
Release Date - Aug 29, 1999 |
Run Time - 93 min. |
MPAA Rating - G
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Movie Info
Box Office
$1,096,117
Themes
Tags
India, Monastery, Refugee
Attributes
Narrative Location: India
Subject: 1998 FIFA World Cup, association football, exile, Tibetan monasticism
Time Period: 1990s
Subject: 1998 FIFA World Cup, association football, exile, Tibetan monasticism
Time Period: 1990s
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Alternate Titles
A Copa
BR
A Taça
PT
Die Weltmeisterschaft
DE
Fotballmunken
NO
Fotboll för Buddha
SE
Isteni játék
HU
La copa
AR, CO, ES
La coppa
IT
La coupe
FR
Phörpa
BT
Phörpa - Spiel der Götter
DE
Pohár
CZ
Pokalen
DK
Puchar Himalajów
PL
Spiel der Götter - als Buddha den Fußball entdeckte
DE
The Cup
, AU, CA, EU, US
Tiibetin fudisfanit
FI
Tiibetin futishullut
FI
To kypello
GR
Кубок
RU
ザ・カップ 夢のアンテナ
JP
高山上的世界盃
TW