Painted Skin (2008)

Original name: 画皮

Release date: September 25, 2008

Movie

Average time: 103 minutes

Genres: Fantasy, Action, Drama

Synopsis: Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.