![]() The sickly father of peasant girl Hua Mulan is one of the male residents to be enlisted, but the caring daughter takes his place and joins a poorly organised army. ![]() ![]() When the fearsome Rouran tribe are about to sweep into the land of Northern Wei and intend to become permanent rulers thereafter, all able bodied men are drafted into service to protect. This historical (or should that be mythological) epic is set during a time when the country was fractured and tribal conflicts rife. With so little actual source material – the 6th century poem about the woman who led an all-male army and subsequently a few written works inspired by it – there is plenty of scope for director and writer to put their own style into the proceedings. Chinese cinema regains control of the legendary heroine Mulan after its controversial Disneyfication and gives mainland superstar Vicki Zhao the role of a lifetime.
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