Life of Pi

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Life of Pi is an acclaimed adventure drama film directed by Ang Lee that follows a young man's spiritual and survival journey after being stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.

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instanceOf adventure drama film
film
authorOfSourceMaterial Yann Martel
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
basedOn Life of Pi (novel)
castMember Adil Hussain
Gérard Depardieu
Irrfan Khan
Rafe Spall
Suraj Sharma
Tabu
cinematographyBy Claudio Miranda
countryOfOrigin Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
director Ang Lee
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
editedBy Tim Squyres
filmingTechnique 3D
computer-generated imagery
genre adventure film
drama film
fantasy film
survival film
leadActor Suraj Sharma
mainCharacter Piscine Molitor Patel
Richard Parker
musicBy Mychael Danna
narrativeFrame adult Pi recounting his story
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
surface form: Academy Award for Best Production Design

Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing
surface form: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Academy Award for Best Sound
surface form: Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
originalLanguage English
portrays relationship between human and animal
shipwreck survival
spiritual journey
productionCompany Dune Entertainment
Fox 2000 Pictures
Ingenious Media
releaseDate 2012-11-21
releaseYear 2012
runtimeMinutes 127
screenwriter David Magee
setting India
Pacific Ocean

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Ang Lee directed Life of Pi
Ang Lee notableWork Life of Pi