Film

Shangri-La (Paradise Under Construction)

2023 · 1h 34m · 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.

• Nina SpieringDirector · Writer
• Mirka DuijnDirector · Writer · Editor · Director of Photography

Shangri-La, Paradise under Construction [NL Trailer]

Release date

January 12, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Documentary