The Promise

The Promise

121 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 15, 2005

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.

The Promise

121 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 15, 2005

The Promise
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers
Original title 无极
Directors Dion Lam Dik-On, Chen Kaige
Writers Cheung Tan, Chen Kaige

Cast

Cecilia Cheung

as Princess Qingcheng

Liu Ye

as Snow Wolf

Chen Hong

as Goddess Manshen

Cheng Qian

as The Emperer

Jang Dong-gun

as Kunlun

Hiroyuki Sanada

as General Guangming

Nicholas Tse

as Wuhuan

Yu Xiaowei

as Ye Li

Chun-Xiao

as Princess Qingcheng (voice)

Guan Xiaotong

as Young Qingcheng

Shi Lei

as Young Wuhuan

Lu Peng

as General in red

Qian Po

as One-Eye