Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Kundun
1997
***
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Guyrme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin

This story of the 14th Dalai Lama from his discovery to his exile from Tibet is not your average Martin Scorsese film. It's an interesting and visually impressive historical drama, but slightly overlong and not always as gripping as you would hope. Written by Melissa Mathison, who scripted E.T..