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By Chen Nan and Xu Junqian (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-28 10:52

Other films now showing at cinemas citywide include:

Hua Mulan

Movie reel

Hua Mulan, a legendary folk heroine from the 12th century who inspired Disney's animated feature Mulan, is back on the big screen with another film named after her.

Directed by Ma Jingle from Hong Kong, the film, apart from its grand and intense war scenes, distinguishes itself with a closer focus on the feminine side of Mulan. The director defies our expectation for a brave, boyish heroine by presenting a much softer and richer character that reminds us of Mulan's identity as a girl. Besides her extraordinary talent on the battlefield, like most girls, she falls in love and has to deal with fear and frustration.