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The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.
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Country:
ChinaLanguage:
MandarinRelease Date:
28 January 2010 (China) See more »Also Known As:
Confucio See more »Filming Locations:
Hebei, ChinaBox Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Confucius lived in violent times. He is shown reacting and taking moral stands, often putting himself at risk. And also suffering and losing, which makes it much more realistic. Probably it isn't accurate historically, but there is also not much solid detail about his life. (And no one can be sure if Lao Tzu even existed, never mind teaching Confucius, as is done here.) The man's sentiments have been somewhat modernized, but not unreasonably so. It does show what was positive about him, given the era he lived in.
The film begins with Confucius as an old man, thinking back. Then we see him in his early 50s, being promoted from Major to Minister for Law in his home state of Lu. He is confronted with ethical issues after saving a slave-boy who was due to be buried alive with his former master who has just died. The story then takes many twists and turns and remains interesting.