Synopsis

A Buddhist monk, Lama Norbu (Ying Ruocheng),believes that a 10-year-old American boy, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger),is the reincarnation of his spiritual teacher, Lama Dorje. Jesse's father, Dean (Chris Isaak),and mother, Lisa (Bridget Fonda),are dubious, but following his business partner's suicide, a transformed Dean relents and allows his son to travel to Bhutan. However, there are two other children who the monk thinks may also be the reincarnation of Lama Dorje.

A Buddhist monk, Lama Norbu (Ying Ruocheng),believes that a 10-year-old American boy, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger),is the reincarnation of his spiritual teacher, Lama Dorje. Jesse's father, Dean (Chris Isaak),and mother, Lisa (Bridget Fonda),are dubious, but following his business partner's suicide, a transformed Dean relents and allows his son to travel to Bhutan. However, there are two other children who the monk thinks may also be the reincarnation of Lama Dorje.