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Kundun

Summary: From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
Runtime: 2 h 14 min
MPAA: PG-13

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 28,000,000
Domestic: $ 5,684,789
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