On Yoga the Architecture of Peace is a China–India co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
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.
China × India Co-Production
Other China×India titles
The 2016–2018 China Window
On Yoga the Architecture of Peace holds position #42 of 224 China films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when On Yoga the Architecture of Peace premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other China films in 2017.
The 543rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 7% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among China films.
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 |











