Asian Film Festival
Human Rights Research Network
Note: The month's film will start at 6:30 PM with discussion to follow
in Ferguson Room 100 on the campus of UNC-Greensboro
March 17
The Cup (Phörpa)
Discussant: Susan Walcott, from the Geography Department
While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young
Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in
India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat disrupted by
soccer fever, the chief instigator being a young student, the soccer
enthusiast Orgyen. Prevented by various circumstances from seeing the
Cup finals on television in a nearby village, Orgyen sets out to
organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The enterprise
becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness and friendship for the
students, while the Lama, head of the monastery, contemplates the
challenges of teaching the word of Buddha in a rapidly changing world.
The public is invited to enjoy this film and engage in the follow-up
discussion. There is no charge.