Tibet Animation Casts Armand Assante Alexander Wraith

Production is underway “Land of Mercy”A Tibetan animated film in English. This story tells the story of a young man who embarks on a quest to attain Buddhist enlightenment. It was his father’s last wish.

Its voice cast includes Armand Assante (HBO’s “Gotti”Alexander Wraith (“The Mandalorian”Louis Mandylor and ).“Debt Collector”Adrian Pang is a Singapore stage actor.

Tan Keng Leck (head of Singapore-based Hwallywood Studio), wrote, directed, and produced the $3 million film. The story was adapted from Fan Wen’s well-known novel. Animation production is handled by the film’s co-producer Indonesia’s MSV (“Battle of Surabaya”).

Production will conclude in mid-2019, with the film released in October 2023. No distribution channel or sales agent has been yet announced.

Fan Wen, a Chinese author who is Catholic and has written 15 literary works, is an author based in China. According to legend, he spent ten years writing his works. “Trilogy of Tibet,” (“Harmonious Land,” “Land of Mercy” “Canticle to the Land”This article is about the lives of people living on the margins of Yunnan and Szechuan. “The series of novels reflects the integration of multiple minorities, religions and civilizations,” says publisher Simon & Schuster. Fan’s novels have been widely translated and published around the world.

“This is the most dramatic of the three novels,”Tan told Variety. “But we have only used part of the material in the book and can envisage a sequel based on other parts of ‘Land of Mercy’. It is a real epic.” Tan was previously a publisher and was involved in the book’s English language translation and distribution.

“We have been in pre-production for two years already, with character design and storyboarding already completed. And we have all of the voice parts now recorded, except for Armand Assante who plays a Lama,”Tan explained, explaining why physical production takes a relatively short time.

Others key roles have been also given. Kompin Kemgumnird is the animation director (animator on). “Atlantis: The Lost Empire,”Director of “Blue Elephant”Tod Polison (colour artist on) is Tod, who serves as art director and conceptual artist. “The Secret of Kells”) and musical score by Ricky Ho (“Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above,” “Seediq Bale”).

Tan said that while the co-producers have yet not appointed a sales agent for the film, he envisions it being released in theaters across Asia. It is not clear if the film can be released in China mainland, as religion, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama are sensitive topics. While some Hollywood figures including Richard Gere, Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves have all been shunned by Chinese authorities after speaking up for Tibet, Fan Wen’s works have been published in the country. “Animation may be an easier prospect than a live action film, but we are not assuming anything about China, so if we get a release there it will be a bonus,”Tan.

Hwallywood pitches ‘Land of Mercy’As a story set in Eastern Tibet, in the Kham region. This is where the most renowned bandits and mystics in Tibet call home. The film’s synopsis reads: “The story begins in the 1920s in the village of a picturesque Langsa valley, and follows the trials and tribulations of two feuding families living on both sides of the river, the Kunga family and the Langsa clan. After his father’s death, Alaxi, the youngest son of the Kunga family, goes on a long and arduous spiritual journey to fulfil his father’s dying wish and his spiritual prophecy of achieving enlightenment. Against the backdrop of the impending threat of the Chinese Red Army, Alaxi rallies both feuding families to keep the peace. The story combines numerous Buddhist belief and mystical fable unique to Tibetan Buddhism.”