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The Promise
FantasyDramaActionThrillerRomance

THE PROMISE

20052h 1m5.6 TMDb

Directed by Chen Kaige

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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.

Cast

Cecilia Cheung

Cecilia Cheung

Princess Qingcheng

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Snow Wolf

Chen Hong

Chen Hong

Goddess Manshen

Cheng Qian

Cheng Qian

The Emperer

Jang Dong-gun

Jang Dong-gun

Kunlun

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

General Guangming

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Wuhuan

Yu Jinwei

Yu Jinwei

Ye Li

Movie Vibe

Suspense7.2
Emotion7.8
Complexity7
Humor5
Realism7
Action7.1
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
  • viewers who love kinetic, high-energy films

May not appeal to

  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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