Wrongfully executed and she's STILL not done haunting the bastards.
The story follows a child bride turned widow, Dou E, who is wrongly convicted of crimes by a corrupt court official for actions perpetrated by a rejected suitor, Mule Zhang. After her execution, three prophesied phenomena occur to prove her innocence, including blood raining from the sky, snow in June and a three-year drought. After a visit from the ghost of Dou E, her father eventually brings the corrupt court official, a doctor and Mule Zhang to justice, thereby vindicating his daughter.
Practical Effects
Practical supernatural phenomena executed with theatrical flair.
Acting
Li-ke Wang's haunting transformation from victim to avenger.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapts Yuan dynasty playwright Guan Hanqing's classic 'The Injustice to Dou E,' one of China's most performed classical dramas.
The 'snow in June' trope has become cultural shorthand for crying injustice in Chinese-speaking communities worldwide.
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