Once Upon a Time in Tibet

Once Upon a Time in Tibet, also known as American Pilot, 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 Tashi Dawa'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
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Traditional Chinese西藏往事
Simplified Chinese西藏往事
Hanyu PinyinXīzàng Wǎngshì
Directed byDai Wei
Written byTashi Dawa
Qing Mei
Based onCast of Shambala
by Zahi Dava
Produced byDai Wei
Guo Musheng
Shen Yu
StarringPeter Ho
Joshua Hannum
Song Jia
Zhu Ziyan
Tino Bao
Sam-Co
CinematographyMark Lee Ping Bin
Music byLiu Tong
Production
companies
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
LanguagesMandarin
Tibetan
Budget7 million[1]

Cast

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  • 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

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

Production

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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

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

Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Ref
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

References

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  1. ^ "《西藏往事》小成本大感动 女导演戴玮诚意获赞". Ifeng (in Chinese). 2011.
  2. ^ "Film on Tibet starring Charlie Yeung to start shooting". China Tibet Online. April 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "Film shot of "Once Upon A Time in Tibet"". Xinhua News. 2009-10-22. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ "《西藏往事》好评如潮 小宋佳点燃催泪弹". Sina (in Chinese). 2010.
  5. ^ "'Once Upon a Time in Tibet' starts shooting". China.org. September 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "《西藏往事》杀青 变身何润东"犀利哥"". Tencent (in Chinese). 2010-03-18.
  7. ^ "西藏往事". Sina (in Chinese). 2010.
  8. ^ "电影《西藏往事》高原杀青 众主演咬紧牙关恋爱". Sina (in Chinese). 2009-11-19.
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