The Prince and the Pagoda Boy (2010)

Original title

Khát vọng Thăng Long

Directed by

Trong Ninh Luu

Genre

action, drama, history

Country

Vietnam

Runtime

1h 50m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy raised in a Buddhist temple grows up to become a powerful emperor. The film follows his journey from a simple disciple to the ruler who founds the capital city of Thang Long.

epicsolemnhistoricalmeditativebittersweetambitiousreverent

What happens

The Prince and the Pagoda Boy (Vietnamese: Khát vọng Thăng Long) is a 2010 Vietnamese historical drama film directed by Lưu Trọng Ninh. The film recounts the life of Ly Cong Uan from his youth as a Buddhist disciple to his ascension to Emperor of Vietnam in 1010 AD. The Prince and the Pagoda Boy was released in 2010 to mark the 1000th anniversary of the city of Thang Long (today's Hanoi). The film was selected as the Vietnamese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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