# The Promise (2005)

> A visually extravagant wuxia fantasy turns a cursed promise, mistaken identity, and a slave's quest for justice into a tragic romance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1367

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance
- Director: Chen Kaige
- Cast: Cecilia Cheung, Liu Ye, Chen Hong, Cheng Qian, Jang Dong-gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Yu Jinwei
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417976/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: mythic, operatic, melodramatic, fantasy movie night, wuxia double feature

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