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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior is a american film of genre Drama released in france in DVD on 19 may 2011 with Zhao Wei
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009)
花木兰: Huā Mùlán ou Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 19 may 2011
Length 1h54
OriginUSA
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Martial arts films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Rating66%
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (simplified Chinese: 花木兰; traditional Chinese: 花木蘭; pinyin: Huā Mùlán), also known as Mulan: Legendary Warrior, is a 2009 Chinese film starring Zhao Wei as the titular protagonist. The director, Jingle Ma, has explained that this film is vastly different from the 1998 Walt Disney animated film and adheres more to his imagination. Zhao Wei was cast by Ma as Hua Mulan over actresses Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh, and Liu Yifei, who were reportedly also considered for the main role.
Synopsis
In 450 A.D., the ruling Chinese dynasty is under constant threat from the Rouran tribes. The Chinese army conducts a nation wide draft. A retired soldier named Hua Hu insists on enlisting again to serve his country. Mulan (Zhao Wei), his young daughter, is quite intelligent and skilled in various martial arts. But because she is a woman, she cannot enlist. Mulan tricks her father, steals his armor and weapon, disguises herself as a boy and enters the Wei army in her father's place.Actors
Zhao Wei
(Hua Mulan)
Xu Jiao
(Young Hua Mulan)
Chen Kun
(Wentai / Prince Toba Hong)
Hu Jun
(Rouran Prince Mendu)
Yu Rongguang
(Hua Hu)
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