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Warriors of Heaven

Warriors of Heaven and Earth
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U.S. theatrical poster
Traditional 天地英雄
Simplified 天地英雄
Mandarin Tiāndì Yīngxíong
Directed by He Ping
Produced by Song Dai
Wang Zhonglei
Chen Kuo-fu
Rita Fung
Hou Shengjun
Zhou Fengying
Yang Ge
Written by He Ping
Zhang Rui
Starring Jiang Wen
Kiichi Nakai
Wang Xueqi
Zhao Wei
Hasi Bagen
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Zhao Fei
Zheng Hua
Wang Min
Edited by Kong Jinlei
Production
company
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Limited
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics (U.S.)
Release date
  • October 16, 2003 (2003-10-16)
Running time
114 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin
Warriors of Heaven and Earth: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released 2003 (China)
May 4, 2004 (India)
Recorded Panchathan Record Inn
Sahara Sound Ltd.
Rudolfinumand Sono Studios
Genre World Music
Length 36:32
Label Sony Classical
Producer A.R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Boys
(2003)
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
(2003)
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
(2003)

Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Chinese: 天地英雄) is a 2003 Chinese action adventure film directed by He Ping. The film's notable cinematography captures a wide range of landscapes across China's Xinjiang province. It was China's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, though it did not get nominated.

The film is set in western China in 700AD during the Tang Dynasty, and revolves around two protagonists, the first of whom is Lieutenant Li of the Chinese army. Li's refusal to kill Göktürk women and child prisoners is classed as a mutiny, leading him to be expelled from the army and to become a fugitive, traveling through the Gobi Desert. Years later, he is saved by the survivors of a caravan which carries a powerful, mystical relic accompanied by a Buddhist monk. Li protects the caravan from Göktürks as well as the overlord of the region, Master An, who is hired by the Göktürk Khan to seize the relic.

The second protagonist, a Japanese emissary, Lai Xi, is ordered by the emperor of China to kill the fugitive, Li. In a twist of fate, Lai Xi discovers that the caravan is on a mission and helps Li to defend it, to ensure that it arrives at the capital safely. They promise to fight each other only after their duty is done, although that battle never comes to pass.

11th Beijing Student Film Festival

27th Hundred Flowers Awards

24th Golden Rooster Awards

The original score was composed by Indian composer A. R. Rahman. Warriors of Heaven and Earth: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on CD featuring 14 tracks, which include excerpts from the score and 1 theme song, "Warriors In Peace", sung by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. Following the film's release, the score and soundtrack were released in one album separately, under the title Between Heaven and Earth. The album also include the theme song, "Warriors In Peace", in two languages, which are the Hindi version by Sadhana Sargam and English version by Sunitha Sarathy.


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