The Widowed Witch
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The tragic life of a widow who has buried three husbands. Cast out by her fellow villagers and in search of shelter for the winter, she pretends to have the mystical powers to ward off disease and exorcise evil spirits, thereby obtaining a residence. But then her fraudulent claims unexpectedly become real, and she becomes a true shaman...
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Cai Chengjie Director · Li Qiang Composer Jin Weiye Composer
United States release May 28, 2018 · Produced in China · Original title 北方一片苍茫
Production
Beijing Glazed Sky Production
Production
China
Produced in
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Original title
北方一片苍茫
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · July 23, 2017
Premiere · Xining FIRST Youth Film Festival
United States · May 28, 2018
Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival; Icarus Films / dGenerate Films
China · July 20, 2018
Theatrical
United States
May 15, 2019 · Premiere · CAAMFest
China
April 11, 2018 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Denmark
September 27, 2018 · Premiere · CPH:PIX
Germany
October 11, 2019 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne
Hong Kong SAR China
March 22, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
May 15, 2019 · Premiere · Kolkata International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 29, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Singapore
April 29, 2018 · Premiere · Singapore International Festival of Arts
Taiwan
June 30, 2018 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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