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Film / 2005
The Promise
Directed by
Chen Kaige
An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always …
The story
An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.
Cast
Cecilia CheungPrincess Qingcheng
Liu YeSnow Wolf
Chen HongGoddess Manshen
Cheng QianThe Emperer
Jang Dong-gunKunlun
Hiroyuki SanadaGeneral Guangming
Nicholas Tse Ting-FungWuhuan
Yu JinweiYe Li
Guan XiaotongYoung Qingcheng
Shi LeiYoung Wuhuan
Lu PengGeneral in Red
Anthony Brandon Wong(voice)
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