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Journey to the West
Journey to the West

Journey to the West

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In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

56 mins

Rating

6.317/10

Release Date

24 April 2014

Country

France

Cast

Lee Kang-sheng

Lee Kang-sheng

Monk

Denis Lavant

Denis Lavant

Dragon

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