The Cup

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The Cup
Image:The Cup film.jpg The Cup DVD cover
Directed by	Khyentse Norbu
Produced by	Raymond Steiner, Malcolm Watson
Written by	Khyentse Norbu
Starring	Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling
Distributed by	Fine Line Features (USA)
Release date(s)	August 29, 1999
Running time	93 minutes
Language	Hindi, Tibetan
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The Cup (Phörpa) is a 1999 Bhutanese film directed by Khyentse Norbu. The plot is about two young football-crazed Tibetan refugees in a remote Himalayan monastery who desperately try to obtain a television for the monastery to watch the 1998 World Cup final.

Tagline: Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.

[edit] DVD

The Cup was released to DVD on November 13 2007 in North America by Festival Media(IBFF). The DVD was mastered from a new direct-to-digital transfer from the original film, and includes a bonus documentary entitled Inside The Cup, featuring the director discussing the film, cinema in general and Buddhist philosophy, along with outtakes from the film. There is also a director's commentary audio track.