The Promise
1NomDirected by Chen Kaige
Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 15 December 2005
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Director
- Chen Kaige
- Writers
- Charcoal Tan, Chen Kaige
- Box office
- $30,995,924
- Countries
- China, Hong Kong, United States of America
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Production
- 21 Century Shengkai Film, Capgen Investment Group, Moonstone Entertainment, Warner Independent Pictures, Salon Films, China Film Group Corporation
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Cast
Cecilia Cheung
Liu Ye
Chen Hong
Cheng Qian
Jang Dong-gun
Hiroyuki Sanada
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Yu Jinwei
Guan Xiaotong
Shi Lei