The Cup (1999 film)
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The Cup (Tibetan: ཕོར་པ། or Phörpa) 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.
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Directed by | Khyentse Norbu |
Written by | Khyentse Norbu |
Produced by | Jeremy Thomas Raymond Steiner Malcolm Watson |
Starring | Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling |
Distributed by | Palm Pictures Fine Line Features (USA) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Bhutan |
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The Cup was Bhutan's first-ever submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, but it was not nominated.