White Snake

"The legend begins."

2019 1h 39m ZH

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 576

RomanceAnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. As they set off an a journey to discover her real identity, the pair develop feelings for each other.

“The legend begins.”

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Cast

Zhang Zhe
Xiao Bai (voice)
Yang Tianxiang
Xu Xian (voice)
Tang Xiaoxi
Xiao Qing (voice)
Liu Ziling
Snake Master
Zhang Yaohan
Dark General (voice)
Zheng Xiaopu
Baoqing Fox (voice)
Zhang Boheng
Little General (voice)
Zhang He
Brother-in-Law (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Amp Wong
Writers: Zheng Kang, Keqian Sofia Wang, Damao
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "White Snake Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Keer Zhu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Zhang Zhe and Yang Tianxiang and Tang Xiaoxi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The legend begins.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9288776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Amp Wong directs. Keer Zhu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "White Snake Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Keer Zhu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Zhang Zhe and Yang Tianxiang and Tang Xiaoxi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The legend begins.".
7IMDB entry: tt9288776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "assassin", "china", "emperor", "love".
9Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Editing: Keer Zhu
VFX supervisor: XiaoQi Yang
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $11,936,735
Box office: $62,098,770
Return: 520% of budget
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): G
IMDB: White Snake (2019)

Part of

White Snake Collection

In the late Tang Dynasty, the national division mobilized people to hunt snakes in large numbers. The white snake that went to assassinate the national teacher accidentally lost his memory and was rescued by the arrested boy from the snake village. To help the girl regain her memory, the two embarked on an adventure. The adventurous process quickly heated up the relationship between the two, but the snake demon girl's identity was gradually revealed. On the other hand, the inevitable battle between the national master and the snake clan was about to begin, and the love between the two. two was about to undergo a great test.

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felixzilich2019-01-14
White Snake is adapted from the famous Chinese folktake “Legend of the White Snake” in which a white snake spirit transforms into a human woman and falls in love with a human man.

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