The Promise Reviews

2005

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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
- Posted 24 Mar 2009
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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

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- - A customer from Shefford
  - Posted 30 Aug 2009 15:22
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

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a very beautiful and touching film.

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  - Posted 20 Aug 2009 18:42

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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

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- - A customer from Shefford
  - Posted 30 Aug 2009 15:22
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

promise

a very beautiful and touching film.

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- - A customer from Witney
  - Posted 20 Aug 2009 18:42

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A glorious martial arts fantasy
- Los Angeles Times
- Posted 24 Mar 2009

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