---
title: 'The Cup (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Bhutan'
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cup-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201840/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cup (1999)

1999 · 93 min · Comedy · Bhutan, Australia

Original title: Phörpa

## Synopsis

The Cup is a 1999 Bhutanese sports comedy film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu in his feature directorial debut. The plot involves two young football-crazed Tibetan refugee novice monks who desperately try to obtain a television for their remote Himalayan monastery to watch the 1998 FIFA World Cup final.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche](https://cinepixo.com/people/dzongsar-jamyang-khyentse-rinpoche)
- **Screenplay:** [Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche](https://cinepixo.com/people/dzongsar-jamyang-khyentse-rinpoche)
- **Producer:** [Malcolm Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-watson), [Raymond Sterner](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-sterner)
- **Editor:** [John Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-scott-2)

## Cast

- [Jamyang Lodro](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamyang-lodro)
- [Orgyen Tobgyal](https://cinepixo.com/people/orgyen-tobgyal)
- [Neten Chokling](https://cinepixo.com/people/neten-chokling)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cup-1999
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