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DirectorChen Kaige
Runtime2h 1m · PG-13
GenresAction · Drama · Fantasy · Romance · Thriller
Release2005-12-15
Film
The Promise
2005· PG-13· 2h 1m· Action· Drama· Fantasy· Romance· Thriller
The Promise (2005) unfolds as a somber tale of an orphan girl who trades her happiness for beauty under an enchantress's spell. As a regal beauty, she finds that each love affair ends in tragedy, bound by a cruel pact that allows no exceptions. Her remorse deepens as winter's promise of redemption seems as mythical as spring snow or the resurrection of the dead, trapping her in a cycle of beauty and sorrow.
2005-12-15
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Key Crew
DirectorChen Kaige
WriterCharcoal Tan
ProducerChen Hong
Director of PhotographyPeter Pau Tak-Hai
Original Music ComposerKlaus Badelt
EditorMatt Garner
Full cast & crew (13 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released2005-12-15
Runtime2h 1m · PG-13
StatusReleased
Studios21 Century Shengkai Film · Capgen Investment Group · Moonstone Entertainment
Box office$31M
LanguagesMandarin
CountriesChina · Hong Kong · United States of America
Rating5.6/10 · 133 votes
Original languagezh
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