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Phörpa (1999) is a Hindi,Tibetan movie. Khyentse Norbu has directed this movie. Orgyen Tobgyal,Neten Chokling,Jamyang Lodro,Lama Chonjor are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1999. Phörpa (1999) is considered one of the best Comedy,Sport movie in India and around the world.

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.