"some sin is beautiful."
Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
Social & External
The people behind it
Jang Dong-gun
Xie Yifan
Zhang Ziyi
Du Fenyu
Cecilia Cheung
Mo Jieyu
Shawn Dou
Dai Wenzhou
Candy Wang
Beibei
Lisa Lu
Madame Du Ruixue
Xiao Shu-Li
Gui Zhen
Wu Fang
Hong, Jieyu's maid
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