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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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