Completed - Martial arts, Action/Adventure - 104 minutes
In 9th Century China, a high born female assassin must choose: sacrifice the man she loves or break with the sacred way of the righteous killers.
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Hsiao-Hsien HOU Writer(s) : Hsiao-Hsien HOU, Tien-Wen CHU Cast : Qi SHU, Cheng CHANG, Satoshi TSUMABUKI Producer(s) : Wen-ying HUANG, Chen YIQI, Stephen LAM, Stephen SHIN
9th century China.10-year-old general’s daughter NieYinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts,transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors.One day, having failed in a task,she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she waspromised - a cousin who now leads the largest military region in NorthChina.After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long repressed feelings.A slave to the orders of her mistress, Nie Yinniang must choose: sacrificethe man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.
Country(ies) : CHINA
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