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Beauty: skin deep?

Writer: Ezekiel Lee Zhiang Yang

Amber Chia speaks about the "scary" movie while her sister looks on

25 Sept - Model Amber Chia was among the famous faces who graced the GSC Pavilion gala premiere for new Hong Kong mystery thriller "Painted Skin", where invited guests were treated to a fashion show inspired from the grisly movie.

Merrymaking went on all evening amidst some traditional music and body-painting sessions, as everybody anticipated the 9.30 pm screening of the spooky love story.

Sense & Style Beauty Academy created some astonishing designs!

In "Painted Skin", terror strikes a town when people start turning up dead with their heart ripped out clean. Suspicion centres around a mysterious woman named Xiao Wei (Zhou Xun) who was taken in by army general Wong (Chen Kun). Soon, his wife Pei Rong (Vicki Zhao Wei) and his one-time close ally Pang Long (Donnie Yen) realise that she is indeed an evil jinn-like demon who has fallen in love with the general. Seeking to expose the demonic seductress, they realise that it can all only end in conquering love and hate through wisdom and sacrifice.

The movie is releasing today with two different versions – one in Cantonese and one in Mandarin, so please check the cinema listings below.

More pictures of the memorable night are available at the gallery section.

"Painted Skin" opens today at cinemas nationwide.

Cinema Online, 25 September 2008