Confucius [DVD] (Import) and similar items

Condition: Brand new, ... not sealed Language Tracks: Chinese Mandarin Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese Confucius (Chinese: ?? K?ng Z?) is a 2010 Chinese biographical drama film written to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the 2,560th birthday of Confucius himself. The film begins with Confucius as an old man, thinking back. Then we see him in his early 50s, being promoted from Mayor 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. There are a lot of complex politics and war, ending with Confucius being rejected and becoming a wandering scholar. After many hardships and losses, he is invited back as an old man. We see him finally preparing the Spring and Autumn Annals, expecting that this book will determine his future influence.