Mural tells the story of Zhu Xiaolian, a poor scholar who travels to the capital to take an examination. During this trip, Zhu becomes distracted by a mural and enters into the fantasy land depicted therein. There he meets the fairies who inhabit this fantasy land and encounters love and hate.
Visual Effects
Fantasy world looks like a fever dream perfume commercial.
Costume
Fairies wear enough fabric to drown a village, stunningly.
Director
Danny Ko Lam-Pau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Deng Chao and Sun Li met on this set and married in real life, making every fairy gaze slightly documentary.
Based on a story from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, the same source as A Chinese Ghost Story.
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