Synopsis
Documentarian Jennifer Fox chronicles the story of the high Tibetan Buddhist Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and his western-born son, Yeshi. The film follows Namkhai Norbu's rise to greatness as a Buddhist teacher in the West, while his son, Yeshi, recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, breaks away from his father's tradition to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family's threatened spiritual legacy alive? Never before has a high Tibetan Master allowed such complete access to his private life and it is doubtful that another ever will. With her signature intimate entry to both family and icons including the Dalai Lama, Fox expertly distills a decades-long drama into a universal story about love, transformation, and destiny.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $6,498 (7.0% of total gross) |
Legs: | 12.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 96.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $125,954 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,901-13,000) | 12,937 | $92,822 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 27,101-27,200) | 27,142 | $3,293 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) | 24,472 | $96,115 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) | 4,795 | $92,822 |
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) | 4,487 | $92,822 |
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) | 3,840 | $3,293 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) | 5,199 | $96,115 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | October 28th, 2011 (Limited) by Long Shot Factory |
International Releases: | April 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria) |
Video Release: | June 19th, 2012 by Docurama Video |
MPAA Rating: | R for pervasive drug use and language, and some sexual content. (Rating bulletin 2255, 1/16/2013) |
Running Time: | 82 minutes |
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Keywords: | Religious, Reincarnation, Foreign Language, Coming of Age |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Zohe Film Production, Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation, Lichblick Film, Ventura film, Vivo Film |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English, Italian, Tibetan |