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. 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.
Once Upon a Time in Tibet | |
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Traditional | ???? |
Simplified | ???? |
Mandarin | X?zàng W?ngshì |
Directed by | Dai Wei |
Produced by | Dai Wei Guo Musheng Shen Yu |
Written by | Tashi Dawa Qing Mei |
Based on | Zahi Dava - Cats of Shambala |
Starring | Peter Ho Joshua Hannum Song Jia Zhu Ziyan Tino Bao Sam-Co |
Music by | Liu Tong |
Cinematography | Mark 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 by | China Film Group Corporation Beijing Zidingxiang Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | 7 million |
Screenplay
- 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
- Tan Weiwei and Chongshol Dolma - Pray
- Zhu Ziyan - Life
Production started in September 2009 and ended on March 17, 2010.
The film was shot in Tibetan Plateau, including Nagqu Prefecture and Namtso.
The film was released on October 16, 2010, in China.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Ref |
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2014 | Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Nominated | |||
Favorite Director | Nominated | |||
Favorite Actor | Nominated | |||
Favorite Actress | Nominated |