The Promise
Wu ji, feature film, 2005
DIRECTED BY: Kaige Chen
CAST:
Dong-Kun Jang (Kunlun),
Hiroyuki Sanada (general Guangming),
Cecilia Cheung (princeza Qingcheng),
Nicholas Tse (Wuhuan),
Hong Chen (božica Manshen)
SCRIPT:
Peter Pau
Synopsis:
In a war devastated country, a girl named Qingcheng earns a living for her mother and herself by robbing soldiers’ corpses. She meets the goddess Manshen who makes her an attractive proposition: she will make her pretty and attractive to men, she will wear nice clothes and will not be hungry, but in return, she will never know true love. The girl accepts the offer knowing that the spell will be undone only if impossible conditions are met.
color, digital, 121 min