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The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom

Original title: Bai fa mo nu zhuan zhi ming yue tian guo
  • 20142014
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  • 1h 44m
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5.3/10
1.7K
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Bingbing Fan and Xiaoming Huang in Bai fa mo nu zhuan zhi ming yue tian guo (2014)
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Story of two lovers, the White-Haired Witch and Taoist leader Zhuo Yihang and their love that could change the fate of the nation.Story of two lovers, the White-Haired Witch and Taoist leader Zhuo Yihang and their love that could change the fate of the nation.Story of two lovers, the White-Haired Witch and Taoist leader Zhuo Yihang and their love that could change the fate of the nation.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung
  • Writers
    • Junli Guo
    • Ciao Kang
    • Yusheng Liang(novel "Baifa Monü Zhuan")
  • Stars
    • Bingbing Fan
    • Xiaoming Huang
    • Wenzhuo Zhao
Top credits
  • Director
    • Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung
  • Writers
    • Junli Guo
    • Ciao Kang
    • Yusheng Liang(novel "Baifa Monü Zhuan")
  • Stars
    • Bingbing Fan
    • Xiaoming Huang
    • Wenzhuo Zhao
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    • 8User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Xiaoming Huang in Bai fa mo nu zhuan zhi ming yue tian guo (2014)
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    Bingbing Fan and Xiaoming Huang in Bai fa mo nu zhuan zhi ming yue tian guo (2014)

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    Bingbing Fan
    Bingbing Fan
    • Lian Nishangas Lian Nishang
    Xiaoming Huang
    Xiaoming Huang
    • Zhuo Yihangas Zhuo Yihang
    Wenzhuo Zhao
    Wenzhuo Zhao
    • Jin Duyias Jin Duyi
    Xuebing Wang
    Xuebing Wang
    • Murong Chongas Murong Chong
    Shera Li
    • Coralas Coral
    • (as Li Xinru)
    Dahong Ni
    Dahong Ni
    • Wei Zhongxianas Wei Zhongxian
    Chenghui Yu
      Xiangdong Xu
      • Elder Baishias Elder Baishi
      • (as Xiang Dong Xu)
      Rongsheng Xiao
      Cecilia Yip
      Cecilia Yip
      • Ling Muhua (Nishang's teacher)as Ling Muhua (Nishang's teacher)
      Yao Tong
      Yao Tong
      • Ting (Wei Zhongxian's daughter)as Ting (Wei Zhongxian's daughter)
      Yikuan Yan
      Yikuan Yan
      • Hong Taijias Hong Taiji
      Jian Xue
      • Director
        • Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung
      • Writers
        • Junli Guo
        • Ciao Kang
        • Yusheng Liang(novel "Baifa Monü Zhuan")
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      • Trivia
        A re-telling of The Bride With White Hair.
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        Remake of The Bride with White Hair (1993)
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        White-Haired Beauty
        Performed by Leslie Cheung

      User reviews8

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      Top review
      4/10
      Too much wire-fu, crazy CGI stunts and not enough story.
      "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" is based on "Baifa Monü Zhuan", a novel by Liang Yusheng. The story resulted in several previous films, but I have not seen any of them, so I cannot compare this new version with the old. However, I assume that these earlier films are more watchable, as they wouldn't have relied so heavily on CGI and wire stunt work--something which actually seemed to detract from my enjoying the movie. In other words, there were so many crazy stunts and magical happenings that the story itself seemed secondary--especially the crucial romance between the two main characters.

      The story begins in the late Ming Dynasty in China. The country is beset by foreign invaders as well as disloyal schemers within the government. However, to hide their scheming, the plotters have implicated Jade in the assassination of a governor. This is complicated because the witch, Jade, has fallen in love with Zhuo Yihang--the man who is the governor's grandson! So, Zhuo is torn between his love for her and his loyalty to the emperor-- and, for a while, he pretends to believe that Jade is responsible for the killing and no longer loves her. What is to become of the pair? See the film...though I wouldn't rush to do so.

      There's MUCH more to the story than this...but frankly I had a hard time following the film. Much of this is because I found my attention span drifting often through the course of the movie. Why did I find myself so uninvolved with the film? Well, it all goes back to the CGI. Too often, the director focused on stunts instead of the story. The important romance seemed to take a back seat to cool slow-motion arrows, 'wire fu' stunts (where the various characters fly about as if by magic--much like you saw in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and an overly complicated story. The bottom line is that I have seen many Chinese epics that were satisfying and enjoyable from start to finish. This one, in contrast, left me feeling a bit disappointed and confused.
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      • planktonrules
      • Nov 8, 2014

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      • Release date
        • April 25, 2014 (China)
      • Country of origin
        • China
      • Language
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • Белокурая невеста из Лунного Королевства
      • Production companies
        • Bona Film Group
        • Prosperity Pictures
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $62,515,046
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 44 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Atmos
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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