The Dalai Lama: Scientist

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The Dalai Lama: Scientist

2019

1h 34m

Documentary

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The Dalai Lama grows to become the political and religious leader of the vast kingdom of Tibet.

Cath Clarke

Guardian

05/21/2020

3/5

Watching the documentary, I kept expecting Stephen Hawking to pop up - can it be that these two rock-star global treasures never met?

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

02/18/2021

4/5

...a much-needed spring-board for the practical, enquiring mind we all have within us...

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

08/31/2020

3.5/4.0

The Dalai Lama - Scientist is, quite simply, both transcendent and immersive.

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James Hanton

Outtake Mag

07/28/2020

4 / 5

This is not simply another expose on a figure of near-myth, but a surprisingly affecting and insightful story of symbiosis and collaboration.

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Matthew Turner

VODzilla.co

05/25/2020

7/10

An engaging portrait of a particular side of the Dalai Lama that's both inspiring and revealing.

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Chris Hunneysett

Daily Mirror (UK)

05/22/2020

4/5

I began watching with scepticism and ended with feelings of awe

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12/16/2021

Good movie, great man.

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Dawn Gifford Engle

Director

Dawn Gifford Engle

Screenwriter

Jacque Gellein

Producer

Rip Gellein

Producer

Bertha Gonzales

Producer

Barry J. Hershey

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

The Dalai Lama grows to become the political and religious leader of the vast kingdom of Tibet.

Director: Dawn Gifford Engle
Producer: Jacque Gellein, Rip Gellein, Bertha Gonzales
Screenwriter: Dawn Gifford Engle
Production Co: PeaceJam Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2020
Runtime: 1h 34m