Xuanzang (2016)

Original title

大唐玄奘

Directed by

Huo Jianqi

Genre

drama film, adventure film, biographical film, historical film

Country

India, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Buddhist monk leaves China for India in the 7th century to collect sacred texts. The film follows his arduous journey across mountains and deserts over many years.

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What happens

Xuanzang is a 2016 Chinese-Indian historical adventure film that dramatizes the life of Xuanzang (602–664), a Buddhist monk and scholar. The film depicts his arduous nearly two-decade overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty on a mission to bring Buddhist scriptures to China. The film is directed by Huo Jianqi and produced by Wong Kar-wai. It stars Huang Xiaoming as the titular character, and includes cameo or short performances by other accomplished actors including Kent Tong, Purba Rgyal, Sonu Sood and Tan Kai. It was released in China on 29 April 2016, with distribution in China by China Film Group Corporation. It was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but was not nominated. It won the Golden Angel Award Film and the best screenwriter categories at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival and was nominated in several categories at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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