Overview
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.
DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
ProducersStephen Lam Bing-Kwan, Song Dai, Chen Yiqi, Peter Lam Kin-Ngok
ScreenplayChu Tien-wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien, A Cheng, Hsieh Hai-Meng
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Details
LanguageMandarin
Production companiesSil-Metropole Organisation, Media Asia Films, Central Motion Picture Corporation, Huace Film & TV, China Dream Film Culture Industry, SpotFilms, Wild Bunch
Budget15000000
