London: 6 July 2024, Compassionate Films, The Office of Tibet, London, and The Italian Buddhist Union are delighted to share the release date of the eagerly awaited new documentary Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story on streaming platforms worldwide from today.
- The release is in honour of and celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday on July 6th. It follows successful international cinema releases and screenings across the globe in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Taiwan, Singapore, Czech Republic, Holland, the UK, and Ireland.
- The feature-length documentary will be available on some of the world’s leading streaming platforms, including Apple TV+, Amazon and Google Play.
- Never Forget Tibet is being released in the following countries in English:
- Apple TV+ is available in Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with more to follow.
- Amazon: Ireland, United Kingdom & United States.
- Google Play: Canada, Czech Republic, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States & South Africa.
- The film will also be released in multiple languages in other countries at a later date.
The officially sanctioned documentary, directed by Jean-Paul Mertinez, explores, with His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama, the details of his incredible escape into exile for the first time on film in his own words with the Indian political officer who led him to safety, the late Har Mander Singh.
Featuring the Tibetan community in exile and those with historic ties to Tibet, the film explores the Dalai Lama’s compassion for a world seemingly in crisis today and seeks to find out what can be learnt from his inspirational life story, Tibetan culture and its ancient spirituality.
Inspired by Rani Singh’s book ‘An Officer and His Holiness, ‘ the film is narrated by British acting legend Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) and features music from Grammy-nominated artist Anoushka Shankar. Compassionate Films produced the film, and the Executive Producers are Templeheart Films, Lyndon Baldock, Gavin Patterson, and Rani Singh.
The worldwide digital release was made possible by the collaboration and support of the Italian Buddhist Union in Rome, Italy.
