High octane martial arts wuxia action-fantasy about a female warrior-demoness (Fan Bingbing) that is falsely accused of murder. The fourth adaptation...
High octane martial arts wuxia action-fantasy about a female warrior-demoness (Fan Bingbing) that is falsely accused of murder. The fourth adaptation of Liang Yusheng's novel Baifa Monü Zhuan, or Story of the White Haired Demoness.
In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha (Bingbing) fights the oppressors. As payback, local government officials pin the murder of Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives.
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13 %8 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
22 %119 reviewsAudience score rating
"Handsome costume and production design... The martial arts action feels a little truncated. [But] the intense, transforming romantic encounter between warrior and witch, that is the least successful element of the film."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"A visually stunning action-drama weighed down by overstuffed, underdeveloped ideas."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterWhite Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom | Details
- Runtime
- 104
- Genre
- Action, Fantasy
- Country of origin
- China
