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Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi (1987)

Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi poster
Directed by
Eddie Romero
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two leaders from different cultures meet in the early 1400s. The East King of Sulu travels to China to meet the Ming Emperor Zhu Di.

epichistoricaldramaticformalceremoniousseriousslow-pacedorchestral

What happens

Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi (Chinese: 苏禄国王与中国皇帝) is a 1987 Filipino-Chinese epic historical drama film directed by Eddie Romero, Hsiao Lang, and Lili Chou, and starring Vic Vargas and Wang Hsing Gang. Set in the early 15th century, the film is about the meeting between the East King of Sulu, Paduka Pahala, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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