The Cup

The Cup

Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.

199993 min6.6 / 10

A warm, gently comedic story about youthful passion disrupting monastic serenity, celebrating the collision between spiritual discipline and innocent joy.

While the World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery in India. The atmosphere of serene contemplation is soon disrupted by soccer fever, as the two students desperately seek a TV to watch the final.

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