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EXCLUSIVE: Here you can watch the first trailer for upcoming documentary Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story.
Narrated by Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, the pic will be released on March 31 by Fathom Events in 800 theaters across the U.S. The date marks the 63rd anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s escape from occupied Tibet in 1959.
In the film, the Dalai Lama himself tells the story of the escape. It also features Har Mander Singh, the Indian political officer who guided him safely to the plains of India.
The pic has original music from Grammy-nominated recording artist Anouska Shankar, daughter of Indian musician Sri Ravi Shankar.
Directed by Jean-Paul Mertinez and produced by Compassionate Films UK, the film’s executive producers are Red Rock Entertainment, Templeheart Films and correspondent Rani Singh. The movie is inspired by the book An Officer and His Holiness by Rani Singh. Parkland reps sales. Click here to read more.