Borderline unrecognizable as a single-mother-cum-farmer-cum-spiritual healer in an ethnic and religious melting pot of a rural Malaysian village, Fan carries the probably overambitious picture. Chong Keat Aun weaves the film in and out of colonial legacy, ethnic tensions, land rights, politics, misogyny, family drama, spirituality and the supernatural. Holding it together is some stunning cinematography from Leung Ming-kai making full use of the Bujang Valley setting, and Fan.
Once China’s highest-paid actress, and one of the highest-earning globally, Fan appeared in a succession of hits including I Am Not Madame Bovary, The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom and One Night Surprise. And she was introduced to worldwide audiences with appearances in Hollywood productions such as Iron Man 3,…
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