The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (Chinese: 奇門遁甲) is a 2017 Chinese fantasy-wuxia film directed by Yuen Woo-ping; scripted and produced by Tsui Hark.[1] The film stars Da Peng, Aarif Lee, Ni Ni, Wu Bai, and Zhou Dongyu.[2]
| The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | |
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| Chinese | 奇門遁甲 |
| Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping |
| Screenplay by | Tsui Hark |
| Produced by | Nansun Shi Wei Junzi Huang Yonghui |
| Starring | Da Peng Ni Ni Aarif Rahman Zhou Dongyu Wu Bai Liu Yan |
Production companies | Le Vision Pictures Acme Image Beijing Jinhui Yinghua Entertainment Star Century Picture |
| Distributed by | Aeon Pix Studios ( Russia ) |
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| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Plot
editThe film follows a group of swordsmen's adventures to secretly protect humankind by hunting some mysterious creatures from the outer space.
Cast
edit- Da Peng as Zhuge Qingyun
- Ni Ni as Metal Dragonfly
- Aarif Rahman as Dao Yichang
- Zhou Dongyu as Xiao Yuan
- Wu Bai as Boss
- Liu Yan
- Tiger Xu
- Yang Yiwei
- Mo Tse
- Sun Mingming
- Zhang Yiqian
Awards and nominations
edit| Awards | Category | Nominee | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Action Film | The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | Nominated | [3][4] |
| Best Costume Design | Nominated | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Nominated | |||
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | Yuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Shun-yi | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Visual Effects | Jang Seong-ho, Park Young-soo, Son Oh-young | Nominated |
Reception
editThe film has received poor reviews. It has a 33% score on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]
Variety called it "bloated with visual effects" and said "lacks the intellectual grounding or cinematic oomph that made better works like The Taking of Tiger Mountain more than mere spectacles."[1] RogerEbert.com gave the film two stars calling it "unnecessarily busy."[2] The Hollywood Reporter described it as "A peppy but generic fantasy with action too reliant on CG."[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Lee, Maggie (17 December 2017). "Film Review: 'The Thousand Faces of Dunjia'". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b Abrams, Simon (15 December 2017). "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Asian Film Awards 2018 nominations". South China Morning Post. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong Film Awards nominations 2018: Ann Hui's Our Time Will Come leads race with 11 nods". South China Morning Post. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "'The Thousand Faces of Dunjia': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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