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Xuan Zang

2016 · 119 min

A solemn, visually sweeping pilgrimage that immerses you in one monk's physical and spiritual endurance across harsh landscapes.

Directed by: Huo Jianqi
Genres: History, Drama
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Xu Zheng, Bajia Pu

Overview: Chinese-Indian historical adventure of Xuan Zang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century.

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Directed by: Huo Jianqi
Genres: History, Drama
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Xu Zheng, Bajia Pu

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
survival
isolation
identity
healing
Places: wilderness
countryside
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: history, drama
Directed by: Huo Jianqi
Written by: Zou Jingzhi
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Xu Zheng, Bajia Pu, Luo Jin, Tan Kai, Vivian Dawson, Andrew Lin, Jonathan Kos-Read
Cinematography: Sun Ming
Runtime: 119 min
Country: China, India
Languages: Sanskrit, Mandarin

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