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Once Upon a Time in Tibet (2010)

Once Upon a Time in Tibet poster
Original title
西藏往事
Directed by
Dai Wei
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Chinese pilot and a foreign traveler fall in love in Tibet. The film follows their cross-cultural romance amid the region's landscapes.

lightheartedwhimsicalromanticslow-pacedwarmcomicalearthy

What happens

Once Upon a Time in Tibet, also known as American Pilot, is a 2010 Chinese romantic comedy film directed and co-produced by Dai Wei, and starring Peter Ho, Joshua Hannum, Song Jia, Zhu Ziyan, Tino Bao, and Sam-Co. The film is an adaptation of Tashi Dawa's novel Cats of Shambala. The film tells the story of Robert and Yong Cuo's transnational love story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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