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65% Critic Match
Subdue the Devil
“The Prodigal Son”
6.5 / 10• 2022• 1h 22m•NR• Chinese
Fantasy
Storyline
A folk story about Zhou Chu appeared in the 430 book A New Account of the Tales of the World and proved to be very popular. Zhou Chu, a young man with supernatural power, is stubborn and rebellious, always doing bad things with good intentions, and is regarded as an outsider by the people of Wu County. One night, in order to save the children outside the city, Zhou Chu killed the white-fronted tiger demon, but unexpectedly, the tiger king (played by Chen Guokun) comes to people of Wu.
Cast & Crew
He Yu
周处
Lead
ben tang
高兰
Yang Yi
程虎
dake wu
白衣少年
Li Xiaobo
老和尚
Han Mo
小女孩
Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan
虎王
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Zhou Tianyu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Subdue the Devil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
