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56% Critic Match
The Promise
5.6 / 10• 2005• 2h 1m•PG-13• Chinese
FantasyDramaActionThrillerRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Cecilia Cheung
Princess Qingcheng
Lead
Liu Ye
Snow Wolf
Chen Hong
Goddess Manshen
Cheng Qian
The Emperer
Jang Dong-gun
Kunlun
Hiroyuki Sanada
General Guangming
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung
Wuhuan
Yu Jinwei
Ye Li
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chen Kaige's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Promise is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
