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The film was produced by P. Production on the film began in March with shooting on location in China's Hebei province and in Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang. The film was scheduled to screen later in to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the 2,th birthday of Confucius himself.

Funimation released an English dub version on home video in 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.

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Faye Wong sang the theme song for the film. Wong, a Buddhist, stated that she recorded the song "for Confucius " as his writings still provide the answers to modern questions. In the United Kingdom, Confucius was 's ninth-best-selling foreign-language film on physical home video formats, and the third-best-selling Chinese film below Ip Man 2 and Ip Man.

After the project was announced, the reaction in China was decidedly mixed. As the film is made in Mandarin , many expressed concern that Chow, a native of Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong , would lack the requisite Mandarin-speaking skills to portray the revered philosopher.