| A subtitled movie about young Tibetan
monks and their attempts to watch the 1998 World
Cup final? Actually, it's not as silly as it
sounds. In fact, this movie is quite endearing
and is absorbing to the point that you stop
noticing the subtitles. In
addition to the simple storyline, this movie also
provides a glimpse of life in a Buddhist
monastery (apparently the director is an actual
monk himself).
If you want to get really deep
about things, then you could also say that this
movie makes you wonder what it would be like to
live a life as uncomplicated as these monks lead
where simply being able to watch a football game
on TV becomes the biggest event of the year.
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