The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin

1998 · 162 min · ZH · R · 6.9 (73 votes)
Dir. Chen Kaige · Starring Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen, Sun Zhou, Chen Kaige · Music Zhao Jiping
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In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

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A sweeping, operatic tragedy of duty and sacrifice set against brutal political machinations. Its grand scale and tragic themes create an immersive, often harrowing, viewing experience.

epictragicbrutaloperaticsteadyhistorical epicwuxiaperiod dramacinematic spectacledutysacrificepowerbetrayal
assassinchinakingdomoccupying powergovernanceconcubinewarring states period3rd century bc
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