Painted Skin
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9/25/2008Runtime
103 minsOverview
Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.
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A haunting supernatural tragedy where a beautiful demon's hunger for human hearts becomes entangled with genuine desire for connection, creating an impossible romance set against the grandeur of ancient China. The film balances elegance and horror as love and monstrosity collide.
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