The assassin

The assassin

DVD - 2016

Set in 9th century China, centers on Nie Yinniang, a young woman who was abducted in childhood from a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts to be an assassin who is directed to slay corrupt government officials. After 13 years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth with orders to kill her betrothed husband-to-be and she will have to choose between sacrificing the man she loves, or break definitively with the 'Order of the Assassins.'

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Subjects
Pei, Xing, > active 9th century > Film adaptations.
Female assassins > China > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Martial artists > Drama.
China > History > Tang dynasty, 618-907 > Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Martial arts films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Action and adventure films
Martial arts films
Historical films
Fiction films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Plano, TX : Well Go USA Entertainment [2016]
Language
Chinese
English
French
Corporate Authors
Guang dian ying ye gu fen you xian gong si, Zhong ying guo ji gu fen you xian gong si, Yin du ji gou you xian gong si (Hong Kong, China), Media Asia Films Limited, Zhongguo meng dian ying wen hua chan ye you xian gong si, Hua ce ying ye you xian gong si
Corporate Authors
Guang dian ying ye gu fen you xian gong si (production company), Zhong ying guo ji gu fen you xian gong si, Yin du ji gou you xian gong si (Hong Kong, China), Media Asia Films Limited, Zhongguo meng dian ying wen hua chan ye you xian gong si, Hua ce ying ye you xian gong si
Other Authors
Xiaoxian Hou, 1947- (film director), Tianwen Zhu (screenwriter), Haimeng Xie, 1986- (film producer), Zixian Tong (actor), Yiqi Chen (-), Taiqiang Guo, Yifang Zhao, Zhenyu (Director) Lin, Kunhuang Lin, Rongxin Shi, Qi Shu, 1976-, Zhen Zhang, 1976 October 14-, Satoshi Tsumabuki, 1980-, Yun Zhou, 1978-, Dahong Ni, Mei Yong, 1970-, Zhenyu Lei, Xinying Xie, 1985-, Jingtian Ruan, 1982-, Xing Pei, active 9th century
Item Description
Title from disc label.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1, 16:9 widescreen presentation; stereo / 5.1 surround sound, Dolby digital.
Audience
Not rated.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, winner Best Director, 2015.
Production Credits
Cinematography, Li Pingbin ; editors, Liao Qingsong, Huang Zhijia ; art director and costume desinger, Huang Wenying ; composer, Lin Qiang.
ISBN
9786316330628
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