Synopsis:
A different rendition to the original story with role-reverse and different story direction. Xiao Wei is a fox demon who feasts on human hearts in order to maintain his clean, youthful appearance. When General Pei Rong rescues him from the remains of a battlefield and offers him a home, trouble begins. The hearts of Pei Rong and her husband, Wang Sheng, are Xiao Wei's biggest desire - however, both are desired for very different reasons. ~~ Guo Jing Ming’s short film for «Everybody Stand By» contest. ~~ Adapted from the story “Painted Skin” (画皮) of the collection “Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio” (聊斋志异) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松齡).
- Country:China
- Released: Nov 16, 2020
- Duration: 31 min.
- Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)
- Score: 8.2/10(by 1,376 users)
- Ranked: #1453
- Popularity: #4437
- Watchers: 3.0K
- Screenwriter:
- Director: Edward Guo
- Genres: Thriller ;Wuxia ;Fantasy
- Tags: Short Film ;Villain Likes The Lead ;Demon ;Death ;Nine-tailed Fox ;Unrequited Love ;Fox Demon ;Interspecies Romance ;Supernatural ;Supernatural Power