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10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)
, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Films about Buddhism

The film begins as a chronicle of Rick Ray's journey through India to interview Tenzin Gyatso. The film switches between present and recent past, with stages of the trip introducing sections on the personal history of Tenzin Gyatso, the process used to select a Dalai Lama and Gyatso's journey into exile.
Mekhong Full Moon Party
Mekhong Full Moon Party (2002)
, 1h59
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Buddhism
Actors Anuchit Sapanpong

Khan, a Nong Khai native now attending university in Bangkok comes home for the annual Naga fireballs festival, just as a debate is raging over the cause of the fireballs. A local physician, Dr. Nortai, believes there is a scientific explanation for the phenomenon. A university professor, Dr. Suraphol, thinks the fireballs are manmade and are a hoax.
A Little Monk
A Little Monk (2003)
, 1h39
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Buddhism
Actors Kim Min-kyo, Jeon Moo-song, Kim Ye-ryeong

Abandonné par sa mère, rejeté par les autres enfants, le jeune Do-nyeom ne cesse d'espérer le retour de sa mère. Se nouant d'amitié avec la petite Soo-Yeon, elle sera le seul point commun avec une enfance normale.
A Month of Hungry Ghosts
A Month of Hungry Ghosts (2008)
, 1h39
Directed by Tony Kern
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Films about Buddhism

In parts of Asia each year, during the seventh lunar month, it is believed that the gates of Hell are opened and all the souls are set free to wander the Earth. At this time, many spirits roam around trying to fulfill their past needs, wants and desires. These are the "hungry ghosts". Numerous religious rituals and folk performances, like street operas, take place during the seventh lunar month to try to appease the spirits.
Act Normal
Act Normal (2006)
, 1h20
Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion, Films about Buddhism

The film revolves around Robert T. Edison who at 18 years of age left Britain for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk. Five years after he moves to Iceland in 1994 to form the first Buddhist sect in the country, he decides to disrobe and get married only to return later to Thailand to become a monk again [1].
Alexandra David-Néel: J'irai au pays des neiges
Alexandra David-Néel: J'irai au pays des neiges (2012)

Directed by Joël Farges
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Films about Buddhism
Actors Dominique Blanc

Le téléfilm retrace le parcours d’Alexandra David-Néel accompagnée d’Aphur Yongden, un enfant lama qui deviendra son fils adoptif, durant 13 années de pérégrinations depuis l’Inde jusque dans les contrées de l’Himalaya et les plaines tibétaines, et leur arrivée à Lhassa le 28 février 1924.
Aśoka
Aśoka (2001)
, 2h51
Directed by Santosh Sivan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Sports films, Martial arts films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Buddhism, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Milind Soman, Rahul Dev, Hrishitaa Bhatt

The film chronicles the early part of the life of Emperor Asoka. It begins with his career as a General in Takshashila (modern-day Punjab) and ends with the bloody conquest of the Kalinga country (modern day Odisha State)
What Remains of Us
What Remains of Us (2004)
, 1h17
Directed by Hugo Latulippe, Françoise Prévost
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Politique, Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Buddhism

A young Tibetan from Québec, Canada, enters her homeland for the first time — carrying a clandestine video message from the Dalai Lama to Tibetans inside Tibet.