2007 · drama · family · fantasy
The Secret of the Magic Gourd
Directed by Frankie Chung Chi-Hang, John Chu Ka-Yan1h 24m2007
When schoolboy Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd proves more of a burden than a blessing and the boy decides to get rid of it, he quickly discovers that's easier said than done.
Our read: The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive drama · family · fantasy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle drama / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- inventive
- redemptive
- tender
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