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74 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Starring: Gyurme Tethong, Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong
  • Summary: Martin Scorsese directs the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders -- Tibet's Dali Lama and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history. (BV Entertainment)

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    Aug 2, 2011
    100
    Whether Kundun is a perfect movie or not, it's an important and beautiful one. Scorsese's movie takes us into a world we've rarely seen with this kind of sympathy or detail: a magical-looking society built on Buddhism and centuries of art and tradition.
  2. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    100
    A great film about a good man.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    60
    A slow, meditative movie-an appropriate choice given the subject matter-that ultimately fails, in spite of clearly heartfelt good intentions, because of its almost inhuman detachment.

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