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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior

Mulan: Rise of a Warrior

Warrior. Princess. Legend.

20097.51h 55m

Overview

When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime strategy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders — but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?

Directed by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Written by Zhang Ting, Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Produced by Song Guangcheng
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $13.4M

Top Cast

Vicky Zhao

Vicky Zhao

Hua Mulan

Chen Kun

Chen Kun

Wentai / Prince Toba Hong

Hu Jun

Hu Jun

Rouran Prince Mendu

Jaycee Chan

Jaycee Chan

Fei XiaoHu

Nicky Lee

Nicky Lee

Hu Guei / Turtle

Vitas

Vitas

Gude

Josie Xu Jiao

Josie Xu Jiao

Young Hua Mulan

Liu Yuefei

Liu Yuefei

Rouran Princess

Yu Rongguang

Yu Rongguang

Hua Hu

Sun Zhou

Sun Zhou

Wei Emperor

Themes & Keywords

armychinachinese womanchinese provincebased on myths, legends or folkloregreat patriotic warwomen empowermentwardepressing

About Mulan: Rise of a Warrior

Mulan: Rise of a Warrior is a adventure, drama, action film released in 2009 exploring themes of army, china, chinese woman, chinese province, based on myths, legends or folklore, great patriotic war. Directed by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing, it stars Vicky Zhao, Chen Kun, Hu Jun. When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime strategy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders — but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?

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