Painted Skin (2008)

Original title

画皮

Directed by

Gordon Chan

Genre

fantasy film, action film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

16

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 167 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A general and his wife take in a mysterious woman who is actually a fox spirit. The spirit uses her powers to seduce the general and cause tension in the household. Warriors and lovers clash over betrayal and loyalty in ancient China.

romanticdarkdramaticaction-packedemotionalsupernaturaltensetragic

What happens

Painted Skin (Chinese: 畫皮) is a 2008 supernatural-fantasy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Sun Li and Qi Yuwu. The film is co-produced by China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Although the film is based partly on a supernatural premise, it is more of an action-romance than a horror film. Painted Skin is based, very loosely, on "The Painted Skin", a short story from the collection Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. The theme song of the film, Huà Xīn (畫心; Painted Heart), was performed by Jane Zhang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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