Unmistaken Child

"Fascinating insider's perspective...captures the beauty in wild nature and elaborate Buddhist rites and rituals."—Alissa Simon, Variety

"Unmistaken Child inevitably leads you to consider the material world and to contemplate the balance in your own life between physical gratification and spirituality. The rugged landscape, in which mist filters through craggy cliffs and wild flowers seem to dance in the mountain meadows, suggests that religion and geography are profoundly intertwined. How we perceive the universe, time, death, and rebirth has everything to do with altitude and latitude."—Stephen Holden, New York Times

Unmistaken Child follows the 4-year search for the reincarnation of Lama Konchog, a world-renowned Tibetan master who passed away in 2001 at age 84. The Dalai Lama charges the deceased monk’s disciple with the task, and what follows is an unforgettable quest that pulls back the curtain on the often mysterious methods used to determine if a child is indeed the reincarnation of a Buddhist monk. (102 mins., video)