China Synopsis
Based on Michael O’Neill’s book of the same name, this documentary tells the story of the ten years the author spent photographing yoga’s great masters. Created as a deep extension of the original book, the film poses very human questions from our current perspective, mixing it with elements of movement and experiential sound, resulting in a new view of the Art of Yoga.
The 2016–2018 China Window
224 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. On Yoga the Architecture of Peace sits at position #42.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when On Yoga the Architecture of Peace premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #199 of 946 China films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #23 of 52 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Brazil, United States of America, India |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Michael O'Neill Photography, Paranoid Filmes, Urso Filmes |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | October 5, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6965446 |