Qi Yunpeng

Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.

The film tracks protagonist Chen Zhihui who succumbs to trauma and frustration when he is released after spending 20 years in prison and becomes a serial killer.

Hangzhou native Xu Tian's belief in parallel worlds leads him to search for mysterious doppelgänger Zhou Tong with Shi Dian, whose life-changing accident redirects two couples' paths toward healing and transformation.