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The Promise Reviews

2005 Certificate 15
  • 60
  • from 238 members

Empowered by the love of a slave (Jang), a royal concubine (Cheung) is given the chance to make an extraordinary decision. Read more

Starring Ye Liu, Hiroyuki Sanada, Dong-Kun Jang, Cecilia Cheung
Director Chen Kaige
Genres Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller, World Cinema

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  • A glorious martial arts fantasy

    • Los Angeles Times
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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Excellent movie

    This is one of my favourite foreign films of all time. It is a great example of visual escapism at it's best - costumes, sets and locations are ... more

      • A customer from Shefford
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

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    a very beautiful and touching film.

      • A customer from Witney
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Excellent movie

    This is one of my favourite foreign films of all time. It is a great example of visual escapism at it's best - costumes, sets and locations are ... more

      • A customer from Shefford
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    promise

    a very beautiful and touching film.

      • A customer from Witney
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  • A glorious martial arts fantasy

    • Los Angeles Times
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238 Member ratings
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