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A Buddhist monk, Lama Norbu (Ying Ruocheng), believes that a 10-year-old American boy, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger), is the reincarnation of his spiritual teacher, Lama Dorje. Jesse's father, Dean (Chris Isaak), and mother, Lisa (Bridget Fonda), are dubious, but following his business partner's suicide, a transformed Dean relents and allows his son to travel to Bhutan. However, there are two other children who the monk thinks may also be the reincarnation of Lama Dorje.
Original Release
12/01/1993
US Release
05/25/1994
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Keanu Reeves | Siddhartha |
Ruocheng Ying | Lama Norbu |
Chris Isaak | Dean Conrad |
Alex Wiesendanger | Jesse Conrad |
Raju Lal | Raju |
Greishma Makar Singh | Gita |
Sogyal Rinpoche | Kenpo Tenzin |
Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche | Abbot |
Bridget Fonda | Lisa Conrad |
Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen | Lama Dorje |
Directors
Writers
Bernardo Bertolucci, Rudy Wurlitzer, Mark Peploe
Cast
Name | Character |
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Keanu Reeves | Siddhartha |
Ruocheng Ying | Lama Norbu |
Chris Isaak | Dean Conrad |
Alex Wiesendanger | Jesse Conrad |
Raju Lal | Raju |
Greishma Makar Singh | Gita |
Sogyal Rinpoche | Kenpo Tenzin |
Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche | Abbot |
Bridget Fonda | Lisa Conrad |
Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen | Lama Dorje |
Jo Champa | Maria |
Jigme Kunsang | Champa |
Thubtem Jampa | Punzo |
Surekha Sikri | Sonali |
T.K. Lama | Sangay |
Doma Tshomo | Ani-La |
Mantu Lal | Mantu |
Mountain Yogi | Mountain Yogi |
Rinzin Dakpa | Oracle |
Rudraprasad Sengupta | King Suddhodhana |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jeremy Thomas | Producer |