While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school
in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat disrupted by soccer fever, the chief instigator
being a young student, the soccer enthusiast Orgyen. Prevented by various circumstances from seeing the Cup finals
on television in a nearby village, Orgyen sets out to organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The enterprise
becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness and friendship for the students, while the Lama, head of the monastery,
contemplates the challenges of teaching the word of Buddha in a rapidly changing world.
Director Khyentse Norbu
Production Company Coffee Stain Productions
Executive Producer Jeremy Thomas
Producers Mal Watson, Raymond Steiner
