Warriors Of Heaven And Earth - A Chinese Film By He Ping

The Hyderabad Film Club is screening a Chinese film, Warriors Of Heaven And Earth (Tian Di Ying Xiong), on 31st January, at the Sarathi Studios in Ameerpet. Directed by He Ping, the movie features Wen Jiang, Kiichi Nakai, Xueqi Wang, Wei Zhao and Bagen Hasi among others.

The film tells an epic story of adventure in the desert of China's remote west during the Tang Dynasty. Commandant Li becomes a wanted criminal when he refuses to kill some captured civilians. Japanese envoy Sir Laixi is sent to the far-west to get Li, dead or alive. The two duel, but it ends in a draw and they agree to fight again later at the imperial capital of Chang'an.

Before they get that chance, they encounter a camel train escorting priceless Buddhist relics across the desert. Powerful local villain An tries to steal the relics for himself, forcing Li and Laixi to forget their rivalry and fight side by side to protect the precious cargo as it is transported to the emperor.

The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A R Rahman, and feature 16 tracks including the theme song in 3 languages, Chinese (Mandarin), English and Hindi. The movie features the theme song Mirage (Warriors In Peace), sung by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. Following the movie's release, the score and soundtrack were released in one album separately, under the title Between Heaven And Earth. Another notable aspect of the film is its cinematography, by Zhao Fei, which captures a wide range of landscapes across the Xinjiang province of China.

Please contact Bh S S Prakash Reddy of the Hyderabad Film Club at 2373-0841/93910-20243 for further details.