Flaming Cloud
Asian Cinema
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Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Above the clouds the Gods of heaven bet on human sorrows and joys in a celestial casino for their amusement. They select a newborn boy, Wang Sangui, and curse him with a strange affliction - everyone he kisses falls into a deep slumber. Only true love can break the spell. As he grows into adulthood, Sangui makes a solitary journey to White Stone City, where he meets three women who alter his fate: Yuyu who dreams of becoming a princess, the Witch who resides in an abandoned house, and Ting Ting, Sangui's childhood sweetheart.
A “visually stunning, hilarious twist on fairy tales” (Asian Movie Pulse), FLAMING CLOUD is the “stunning” feature debut from Chinese writer/director Liu Siyi that presents an “exquisite homage to the Disney movies and Chinese folklore” (New York Asian Film Festival).
DIRECTED BY LIU SIYI
CHINA | 2023 | CHINESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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