Set in a time long ago in a lush and magical realm, Dragonkeeper transports viewers to a world where mystical creatures were once respected guides. We meet Ping, a plucky young girl with a spark of magic inside her. Though facing hardship as an orphaned servant, she befriends the dragon Danzi and learns her destiny is deeply tied to protecting the final days of dragonkind from those who seek to end their noble line.
Together with Danzi and a fun-loving mouse companion, Ping embarks on an epic quest to shield the sole remaining dragon egg from those hunting the majestic beasts into extinction. Their journey sees daring escapes, close encounters with danger, and tumultuous times that test the new bonds of trust between species. Along the way, Ping discovers her own latent powers and the true strength found within.
More than simple entertainment, this film paints a vivid picture of ancient Chinese culture and philosophy.
Together with Danzi and a fun-loving mouse companion, Ping embarks on an epic quest to shield the sole remaining dragon egg from those hunting the majestic beasts into extinction. Their journey sees daring escapes, close encounters with danger, and tumultuous times that test the new bonds of trust between species. Along the way, Ping discovers her own latent powers and the true strength found within.
More than simple entertainment, this film paints a vivid picture of ancient Chinese culture and philosophy.
- 9/25/2024
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
This adaptation of Carole Wilkinson’s children’s fantasy novel is let down by fairly average animation, oddly bland characters and some ill-fitting Bill Nighy-ness
Bill Nighy’s distinctive, rather wonderful, Bill Nighy-ness is perfect in so many roles, especially those requiring an expensive lounge suit and a roguish arch of the eyebrow. But he’s a less comfortable fit for the part of a dragon in this animation adapted from a children’s fantasy novel by Carole Wilkinson. It is the tale of a plucky young servant girl in ancient China whose destiny is to save dragonkind from extinction, in an action-packed kids’ movie with plenty of PG-rated bashing and a real spirit of adventure. The letdown is some fairly average animation, and human characters that move like cheap marionettes with jolty limbs.
Ping (voiced by Mayalinee Griffiths) is an orphan who has grown up in a house...
Bill Nighy’s distinctive, rather wonderful, Bill Nighy-ness is perfect in so many roles, especially those requiring an expensive lounge suit and a roguish arch of the eyebrow. But he’s a less comfortable fit for the part of a dragon in this animation adapted from a children’s fantasy novel by Carole Wilkinson. It is the tale of a plucky young servant girl in ancient China whose destiny is to save dragonkind from extinction, in an action-packed kids’ movie with plenty of PG-rated bashing and a real spirit of adventure. The letdown is some fairly average animation, and human characters that move like cheap marionettes with jolty limbs.
Ping (voiced by Mayalinee Griffiths) is an orphan who has grown up in a house...
- 9/25/2024
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Modern Chinese action cinema seems to be slowly adding a political worldview alongside the usual patriotism that can often be found on display. Like the Reagan era Gung Ho Americana, it can often be a bit much for audiences outside the local market. With “Wolf Pack” we once again see involvement in international affair, through a team of mercenaries that potentially are on the wrong side of the law, the set up promises something a bit different. The question is, does it deliver?
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Ke Tong (Aarif Rahman) a trained surgeon, is kidnapped by Diao (Max Zhang) to assist his team on a raid. These seeming mercenaries however, have a closer connection to Ke Tong who initially appears as may have the answer to his father's death. As he spends more time with them, the truth begins to emerge and...
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Ke Tong (Aarif Rahman) a trained surgeon, is kidnapped by Diao (Max Zhang) to assist his team on a raid. These seeming mercenaries however, have a closer connection to Ke Tong who initially appears as may have the answer to his father's death. As he spends more time with them, the truth begins to emerge and...
- 1/8/2024
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Wei Shujun’s Only The River Flows was presented with Best Film in the Fei Mu Awards at this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival (Pyiff), while Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, directed by Vietnam’s Pham Thien An, won Best Film in the festival’s Roberto Rossellini Awards.
The Fei Mu Awards recognise up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers selected in the festival’s Hidden Dragons section. The Roberto Rossellini Awards are presented to films in the Crouching Tigers section for emerging international filmmakers.
Both Only The River Flows and Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell premiered at this year’s Cannes film festival, the former in Un Certain Regard and the latter in Directors Fortnight where it won the Camera d’Or.
Geng Zihan won Best Director in the Fei Mu Awards for A Song Sung Blue, which also premiered in Cannes Directors Fortnight. Luc Besson, who was in Pingyao with Dogman,...
The Fei Mu Awards recognise up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers selected in the festival’s Hidden Dragons section. The Roberto Rossellini Awards are presented to films in the Crouching Tigers section for emerging international filmmakers.
Both Only The River Flows and Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell premiered at this year’s Cannes film festival, the former in Un Certain Regard and the latter in Directors Fortnight where it won the Camera d’Or.
Geng Zihan won Best Director in the Fei Mu Awards for A Song Sung Blue, which also premiered in Cannes Directors Fortnight. Luc Besson, who was in Pingyao with Dogman,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
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