Shangri-La (Paradise Under Construction)

Shangri-La (Paradise Under Construction) (2023)

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.

Date of release
2023-01-12
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Nina Spiering, Mirka Duijn

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