Underplayed Gems

League of Gods (2016)

League of Gods poster
Original title
封神传奇
Directed by
Koan Hui
Genre
fantasy film, action film
Country
Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
12
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 177 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of heroes and villains fight over power in a world of Chinese mythology. Based on a classic novel, the story follows an emperor who oppresses the gods and the rebellion that rises against him.

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What happens

League of Gods (Chinese: 3D封神榜) is a 2016 fantasy film directed by Koan Hui, co-produced by Charles Heung and Wilson Yip, based on the 16th-century novel Investiture of the Gods by Xu Zhonglin and starring an ensemble cast of Jet Li, Tony Leung, Fan Bingbing, Louis Koo, Mark Huang, Angelababy, Wen Zhang, Andy On and Jacky Heung. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was released in China on 29 July 2016. Upon its release, the film received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb. It won the Golden Broom Awards for Worst Film and was nominated for Worst Director. For her role as Lan Die in the film, Angelababy also won the Hong Kong Golden Plum Award for Worst Supporting Actress. Despite this, the film was nominated for Best Costume Make-up Design at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, but lost to The Monkey King 2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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