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Richard Gere’s Dalai Lama Film ‘Wisdom of Happiness’ Opens in Select U.S. Theaters

The hybrid tribute to the Dalai Lama’s 90th year is rolling out via Abramorama with planned availability on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

Overview

  • Us Weekly reports the feature-length film is now screening in select theaters, with earlier coverage listing October 16–17 as the U.S. opening window.
  • Richard Gere serves as executive producer on the roughly 90‑minute project examining the Dalai Lama’s teachings on compassion and inner peace.
  • Directors Philip Delaquis and Barbara Miller shape the film as a hybrid rather than a conventional documentary, according to Gere.
  • Hindustan Times, citing Deadline, says Abramorama holds North American theatrical rights and plans subsequent availability on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.
  • Commentary notes potential geopolitical sensitivity given the ChinaTibet context and Gere’s advocacy, though no official response is cited in the coverage.