Directed by:
Kaige ChenScreenplay:
Alan ZhaoCinematography:
Shu YangCast:
Vincent Zhao, Bingbing Fan, You Ge, Xiaoming Huang, Fengyi Zhang, Xueqi Wang, Ethan Li, Wenhao Zhao, Bo Peng, Yajin Liu, Qing Hai, Da Qing, Yi MaoPlots(1)
In his latest film, Kaige Chen, who directed the first Chinese film ever to receive the Golden Palm in Cannes, depicts a historic drama about revenge. A respectable Chinese Family is slaughtered by their enemy, Tu'an Gu. Only one baby survives and is taken in by doctor Cheng Yink. Tu'an Gu, suspecting that the last descendant of his enemies is alive and in hiding, orders the capture of all newborns, but the last of the Zhao escapes. Will the orphan succeed in avenging the whole dynasty? The film, with its characters similar to those of Shakespearean tragedies, was immensely successful in China. The impressive cast captivates the audience despite the lack of spectacular fighting scenes. (Febiofest)
(more)Cast
Vincent Zhao
China
Best movies:
The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk (1993)
Green Snake (1993)
The Blade (1995)
Bingbing Fan
China
Best movies:
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
A Battle of Wits (2006)
You Ge
China
Best movies:
To Live (1994)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
A World Without Thieves (2004)
Xiaoming Huang
China
Best movies:
Ip Man 2 (2010)
The Last Tycoon (2012)
The Eight Hundred (2020)
Fengyi Zhang
China
Best movies:
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Red Cliff: Part II (2009)
Red Cliff (2008)
Xueqi Wang
China
Best movies:
Reign of Assassins (2010)
The Great Revival (2011)
Yellow Earth (1984)
Ethan Li
China
Best movies:
Brotherhood of Blades (2014)
Sacrifice (2010)
On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009)
Wenhao Zhao
China
Best movies:
Sacrifice (2010)
Bo Peng
China
Best movies:
Death and Glory in Changde (2010)
Sacrifice (2010)
The Banquet (2006)
Qing Hai
China
Best movies:
Return to Dust (2022)
Finding Mr. Right (2013)
Love Is Not Blind (2011)
Da Qing
China
Best movies:
Skyfall (2012)
Sacrifice (2010)
Dynasty Warriors (2021)