Finding Shangri La
2009, Chinese. Directed by Ismene Ting.
Ji Ling lives with her husband in Taibei, Taiwan. After a crash that killed their young child, Ji Ling is overcome with grief. Not able to forgive the couple who were driving the other car and even more frustrated with her husband's apparent lack of emotion, she flees to Shangri-la. While traveling, she encounters a young man named Alex who insists on accompanying her as a tour guide. They become close as they travel together but Ji Ling, upon discovering the young man's secret, feels betrayed and continues on her own. On her way to the holy Meili Snow Mountain she meets more disaster. During the long journey in Shangri-la, Ji Ling finds her own way to face the death of her child.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 27 February 2009
- Original title
- 這兒是香格里拉
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Ismene Ting
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Finding Shangri La isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 February 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Finding Shangri La?
Finding Shangri La (2009) was directed by Ismene Ting and stars Jacqueline Zhu, Matt Wu, Yin Chao-te.