Once Upon a Time in Tibet

Once Upon a Time in Tibet
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	西藏往事
Simplified Chinese	西藏往事
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīzàng Wǎngshì
Directed by	Dai Wei
Written by	Tashi Dawa Qing Mei
Based on	Cast of Shambala by Zahi Dava
Produced by	Dai Wei Guo Musheng Shen Yu
Starring	Peter Ho Joshua Hannum Song Jia Zhu Ziyan Tino Bao Sam-Co
Cinematography	Mark Lee Ping Bin
Music by	Liu 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 by	China Film Group Corporation Beijing Zidingxiang Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Release date	16 October 2010 (2010-10-16)(China)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	China
Languages	Mandarin Tibetan
Budget	7 million [1]

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]

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

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

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.

External links

• Once Upon a Time in Tibet at IMDb
• Once Upon a Time in Tibet at Douban (in Chinese)
• Once Upon a Time in Tibet at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)