Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by skilled Buddhist monks and an unambitious painter named Gu Sheng-zhai.
King Hu
Director
Hsu Feng
Yang Hui-zhen
Shih Chun
Gu Sheng-zhai
Pai Ying
General Shi Wen-qiao
Tien Peng
Ouyang Nian
Roy Chiao
Abbot Hui-yuan
Tsao Chien
Magistrate Xu Zheng-qing
Miao Tian
Nie Qiu (Men Da's Advisor)
Melvin Chang Yun-Wen
Tao Lung
Hsueh Han
General Lu Ding-an
Han Ying-Chieh
Chief Commander Xu Xian-chun
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
Commander Xu's Bodyguard (uncredited)
This film was filled with great plot points. Unfortunately, they all contradicted each other and clashed. Had the premise of Awake been more consistent and accurately portrayed the real world aspect, I think this could have been an extreme success.
Shadow & Bone excels in natural story representation with powerful centering of culture. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina Starkov, the feisty cartographer with kindness, innocence, and integrity, who comes to be revealed as the legendary summoner of light.
Cinderella has been adapted many times over, with the latest adaptation from Amazon sparking controversy over its girlboss agenda. But what of diversity? We rank some of the most popular adaptations for diversity.
The sequel to the first film, A Second Chance: Rivals! talks about Maddy combating cyberbullying and racism.
The story of the loss of innocence of the young prey who has been maimed by the predator. *Trigger Warning, sexual abuse and assault is discussed in this short film.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.