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The Promise

When the world was young, a Kingdom lay between the Land of Snow and the Barbarian Territory where gods and men lived side-by-side and promises were lies. When poor, starving orphaned girl Qingcheng meets Goddess Manshen, she agrees to become the wealthy beauty of beauties with the curse that she would lose every man she loves, unless three things happen: snow falls in the spring, time moves backwards and the dead comes back to life. Years later, slave Kunlun helps the Great General Master of the Crimson Armor Guangming to defeat a barbarian army with almost seven times more warriors, and Kunlun becomes his slave. When Guangming is wounded, he asks Kunlun to wear his armor and save the king from the cruel Duke of the North Wuhuan that put the Imperial City under siege with his army. However, Kunlun kills the king to save Princess Qingcheng and promises her to never let her die. Princess Qingcheng falls in love for the man of the crimson armor that she believes is General Guangming. When Snow Wolf saves Kunlun and brings him to the Land of Snow, he recollects his childhood when his mother and sister were killed by the evil Wuhuan. Kunlun decides to return to the Kingdom to face Wuhuan and fight for his love.

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Cast & Crew See All

Cecilia Cheung
Qingcheng
Jang Dong-gun
Kunlun
Hiroyuki Sanada
General Guangming

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Awards

  • 2006 - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Language Film - nominated
  • 2006 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Art Direction - nominated
  • 2006 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Costume & Make Up Design - nominated
  • 2006 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Sound Design - nominated

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