We have easy access to movies, shows, the news, and sports. If this does not fit your idea of a monk, you are probably not alone. When the Chinese invaded Tibet, many parents sent their children to monasteries to get them out of the country. In this film, two young men, Palden and Nyima, arrive at a monastery and receive their ordination to begin studying. What they find at the monastery is somewhat contradictory to the serious image most likely associated with monasteries.
Many young boys living there are full of mischief, cultural knowledge, and share a love for soccer.
During the semifinals of the World Cup soccer championships, a few of them find a way to sneak out at night and watch the games on a television in the nearby town. With a few days left until the final, they have no way to see the big game. Their determination to see the game leads them on a wild mission, full of financial and physical challenges. However, with the help of the monastery leaders, who learn to accept new technology along with their deeply rooted traditions, they find a way to bring the first television ever inside the monastery walls and view the game from there. Together they learn what they will give up and change for that which they love the most.