In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese is a deeply insightful film documenting the
unique
encounter of filmmaker Martin Scorsese (The Irishman, Raging Bull, Taxi
Driver) with the Tibetan people and their spiritual leader, the 14th
Dalai Lama. Filmed in 1997, this emotional saga takes us from the set of
Kundun in Morocco, where Scorsese recreates the vanishing Tibetan
culture, to the foothills of the Himalayas in Dharamsala, India at
the
Dalai Lama’s residence-in-exile. His Holiness reminisces about his
youth, the plight of Tibet, and offers a vision for the future. Director
Michael H. Wilson skillfully weaves together rare archival footage of
Tibet with behind-the-scenes commentary by Martin Scorsese, screenwriter
Melissa Mathison, cinematographer Roger Deakins, production designer
Dante Ferretti and Tibetan cast members with no previous acting
experience who convey poignant real life perspectives on an epic
journey.