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The Cup
The film
The Cup (Tibetan: ཕོར་པ། or Phörpa) is a 1999 Bhutanese sports comedy 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 was Bhutan's first-ever submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, but it was not nominated.
DirectorKhyentse Norbu
Genrescomédie · film sur le football
CountryAustralie, Bhoutan
Runtime93 min
Record & provenance
This entry is drawn from the film catalogue and retains its source references. Missing fields are shown as missing.
Record source: The Film world cinema index
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