Witch from Nepal (1986)

Original title

奇緣

Directed by

Ching Siu-tung

Genre

martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

G

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An architect on vacation in Nepal dreams of a mystical woman who later heals his infected leg in Hong Kong. She is a good witch who asks him to return to Nepal to battle a cat-like demon.

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What happens

Witch from Nepal (奇緣) is a 1986 Hong Kong supernatural film directed by Ching Siu-tung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Joe Wong, an architect on vacation in Nepal with his girlfriend, Ida (Yammie Lam). Joe injures his leg and winds up in hospital, where he has dreams of a beautiful woman with magical powers. Joe is later in a hospital in Hong Kong with his leg infected, finding that the woman from his visions named Sheila (Emily Chu) magically heals him. Sheila is a good witch who gets Joe to return to Nepal to fight a cat-like demon with supernatural powers. The film was part of a trend of supernatural film productions from Hong Kong about Chinese tourists in exotic South Asian locations. It grossed $4.2 million Hong Kong dollars on its theatrical run in Hong Kong. The film was nominated for two awards at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, where director Chin Siu-tung won the Best Action Choreography Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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