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The Assassin

Not Rated
stars6.4
105 min

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang 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 was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

Type:movie
Country:true
Genre:Action, Drama, History
Release:August 27, 2015
Director:Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Production:Sil-Metropole Organisation, Media Asia Films, Central Motion Picture Corporation, Huace Film & TV, China Dream Film Culture Industry, SpotFilms
Actors:Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Yun Zhou
Writers:Cheng Ah, T'ien-wen Chu, Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Language:Mandarin