Kai: The Legend of Mirror Lake
카이: 거울 호수의 전설
Synopsis
Central Asian Snow Queen retelling: siblings Kai and Shamui separated by avalanche; Shamui taken by Snow Queen Hattan.
Kai: Geoul Hosu-ui Jeonseol is an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen in a central Asian setting. In the grasslands of Central Asia, a brother and sister, Kai and Shamui are running through a snow-covered mountain and being chased by wolves. Suddenly, they get swept away by a massive avalanche, and only Kai gets rescued by their mother and the tribe. Shamui is lost in the icy lake of the notorious Snow Queen, Hattan. (Source: Letterboxd, edited)
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