Avainsana Courtesan

Huikeilla musiikkinumeroilla höystetty elokuva vuosisadan alun Pariisista. Köyhä brittinuorukainen rakastuu kaupungin kuuluisimpaan kurtisaaniin. Australia/USA 2001.

Tarina vallasta syöstyn ja karkotetun myötätuntoisen maaherran perheestä, joka ajautuu erilleen sekä joutuu ryöväreiden hyökkäyksen kohteeksi. Perheen lapset ryöstetään ja myydään orjiksi julmalle lääninherra Sansholle. Kuitenkin perheen poika onnistuu vuosien päästä pakenemaan orjuuttajiaan. Hän päättää tehdä tavalla tai toisella lopun julman Sanshon puuhista, vapauttaa orjat ja löytää äitinsä.

Yu Wanyin is teleported into a novel about palace struggles. The female protagonist of the novel is also teleported into it. To reverse her fate as a villain, Yu Wanyin chooses to join forces with a tyrant, who also turns out to be a modern man teleported in. Yu Wanyin hopes for the three modern people to put aside the palace struggles and just play cards and eat hotpot together peacefully. However, the female protagonist believes she is the chosen one, and still chooses to go against Yu Wanyin and the male protagonist King Duan’s team. Thus, Yu Wanyin has to carry out a series of actions in order to survive and help Xia dynasty prevent the drought crisis…

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