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XUAN ZANG 7th Century Buddhist Monk's 25,000 km journey
XUAN ZANG: Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film｜Huang Xiaoming, Xu Zheng 大唐玄奘【Huashi TV】 (screen shot from youtube) It's almost 2 hours long.
There are English subtitles. Beautiful film, a moving journey from Chang-an to Nalanda and back. Xuan Zang's mission was to find authentic Buddhist teachings in India and bring them back to the Tang Dynasty. A remarkable pilgrimage.
During the Tang Dynasty's era of "Zhen Guan" (of Emperor Taizong), Xuan Zang, a young Buddhist monk, in his quest to find the knowledge in Buddhism, embarks on a journey to India, that is fraught with perils and dangers. He encounters natural disasters, and sees the sufferings of the common people. Soldiers get in his way, his disciple betrays him, he struggles through deserts, and is short on food and water. He finally arrives in India, and studies Buddhism in earnest. By the time he returns to China, he is 50 years old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang_(film)