Journey to the West

Another day, another UFO cult with a loyalty to mismatched socks. Tang Zhijun, a sci-fi editor with tenure in skepticism, chases a tip from a twitchy prophet who insists the stars are texting him. The real aliens may still be out there, but the film stumbles into something quietly human instead.

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Kong Dashan directed Journey to the West in 2023. See Kong Dashan's full filmography, where to start with Kong Dashan, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kong Dashan.

Journey to the West was released in 2023 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.