Blood Butterfly: The Storm Over Dali
Based on the real-life Duan Heyu, emperor of The Dali Kingdom (1108-1147), who, in order to prevent his country from being ruined by internal and external troubles, goes to Western Xia to find the double lute, one of the eight great totems
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Cast
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Based on the real-life Duan Heyu, emperor of The Dali Kingdom (1108-1147), who, in order to prevent his country from being ruined by internal and external troubles, goes to Western Xia to find the double lute, one of the eight great totems
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- Release date
- May 30, 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
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- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- China
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