Shangri-La (Paradise Under Construction)

Jan 12 2023 N/A NA
Documentary

Does Shangri-La really exist? Mirka Duijn goes in search of the answer in this travelogue-cum-investigation. She travels to the mountains of Tibetan China and digs into the archives to unravel the history of this mythical place. At first sight, the answer is obvious: British author James Hilton invented Shangri-La for his 1933 novel Lost Horizon, in which four characters crash land in the Kunlun Mountains and later find a magnificent monastery—a paradise on earth.

Plot

In this travelogue, Mirka Duijn traces the history of the image of Shangri-La, the Utopian place from the novel Lost Horizon (1933), that has now become real.

Written by

Mirka Duijn, Nina Spiering

Directed by

Mirka Duijn, Nina Spiering

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Production Countries

Netherlands, Sweden

Languages

Nederlands, English

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Shangri-La, Paradise under Construction [NL Trailer]
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