Paths of the Soul

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Paths of the Soul
Paths of the Soul poster.jpeg
Poster
Directed by Zhang Yang
Written byZhang Yang
Produced byZhang Yang
StarringYang Pei
Nyima Zadui
Tsewang Dolkar
Tsring Chodron
Seba Jiangcuo
CinematographyGuo Daming
Edited byWei Le
Release dates
  • 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)(Toronto)
  • 20 June 2017 (2017-06-20)(China)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageTibetan
Box officeCN¥100.1 million (China) [1]

Paths of the Soul (Chinese :冈仁波齐 Standard Tibetan : གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ, gangs rin po che) is a 2015 Chinese film directed, written, and produced by Zhang Yang. It tells of a journey taken by Tibetan villagers on a 1,200 kilometer pilgrimage to Lhasa. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [6] It was subsequently presented at the 2015 Busan International Film Festival, 2016 Vilnius International Film Festival, 2016 Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2016 Goteborg International Film Festival, 2016 Rotterdam International Film Festival, and the 2016 Seattle International Film Festival, [7] among others.

The film was given a limited release in North America on 13 May 2016. It was also shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from May 13 to May 19, 2016. [8]

The film was released in China on 20 June 2017. [1]

Reception

Carried by positive reviews and audience reaction, the film has grossed CN¥100.1 million in China, and became a surprise art house box office hit. [1] It has a 90/100 average on Metacritic. [9]

Awards and nominations

AwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
23rd Huading Awards Best FilmPending [10]

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