Once Upon a Time in Tibet

Once Upon a Time in Tibet 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.[2][3] The film is an adaptation of Zahi Dava's novel Cats of Shambala. The film tells the story of Robert and Yong Cuo's transnational love story.[4]

Once Upon a Time in Tibet
Film poster
Traditional西藏往事
Simplified西藏往事
MandarinXīzàng Wǎngshì
Directed byDai Wei
Produced byDai Wei
Guo Musheng
Shen Yu
Written byTashi Dawa
Qing Mei
Based onCast of Shambala
by Zahi Dava
StarringPeter Ho
Joshua Hannum
Song Jia
Zhu Ziyan
Tino Bao
Sam-Co
Music byLiu Tong
CinematographyMark Lee Ping Bin
Production
company
Beijing Gelan Haikuo Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Longxiang Entertainment Multimedia Limited Liability Company
Beijing Zidingxiang Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
Beijing Zidingxiang Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • 16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) (China)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Tibetan
Budget7 million[1]

Cast

  • Song Jia as Yong Cuo, a kind of simple Tibetan women and a single mother.
  • Joshua Hannum as Robert, an American pilot.
  • Peter Ho as Jiang Cuo, a young Tibetan serf, he loves Yang Jin.
  • Zhu Ziyan as Yang Jin, a Tibetan herdsmen's daughter, she loves Jiang Cuo.
  • Tino Bao as ROC Commissioner for Tibet.
  • Sam-Co

Music

  • Tan Weiwei and Chongshol Dolma - Pray
  • Zhu Ziyan - Life

Production

Production started in September 2009 and ended on March 17, 2010.[5][6]

The film was shot in Tibetan Plateau, including Nagqu Prefecture and Namtso.[7][8]

Release

The film was released on October 16, 2010, in China.

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Ref
2014Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest FilmNominated
Best DirectorNominated
Best ActorNominated
Best ActressNominated
Favorite DirectorNominated
Favorite ActorNominated
Favorite ActressNominated

References


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