Film · 2023 · 1h 34m

Shangri-La (Paradise Under Construction)

Name: Shangri-La (Paradise Under Construction)
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-01-12
Duration: 1 h 34 min

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Synopsis

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.