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THE ASSASSIN
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Middle East & North Africa
 
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Completed - Martial arts, Action/Adventure - 104 minutes

Log Line

In 9th Century China, a high born female assassin must choose: sacrifice the man she loves or break with the sacred way of the righteous killers.

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Hsiao-Hsien HOU
Writer(s) : Hsiao-Hsien HOU, Tien-Wen CHU
Cast : Qi SHU, Cheng CHANG, Satoshi TSUMABUKI

Producer(s) : Wen-ying HUANG, Chen YIQI, Stephen LAM, Stephen SHIN

Synopsis

9th century China.10-year-old general’s daughter NieYinniang 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 waspromised - a cousin who now leads the largest military region in NorthChina.

After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long repressed feelings.

A slave to the orders of her mistress, Nie Yinniang must choose: sacrificethe man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.

Production

Country(ies) : CHINA

BELGIUM LUMIÈRE (GHENT)
BRAZIL IMOVISION
CZECH REPU May 12, 2016 FILM EUROPE (CZ
ESTONIA Dec 03, 2015 MUST KASI / KIN
GREECE SEVEN FILMS
ICELAND Jul 15, 2016 HEIMILI KVIKMYN
ISRAEL LEV CINEMAS LTD
JAPAN Sep 12, 2015 SHOCHIKU CO., L
KOREA (Sou JINJIN PICTURES
LEBANON TELEVIEW
MEXICO MANTARRAYA PROD
NETHERLAND LUMIÈRE (AMSTER
NEW ZEALAN VENDETTA FILMS
NORWAY Jan 29, 2016 ANOTHER WORLD E
POLAND GUTEK FILM LTD
PORTUGAL MIDAS FILMES
ROMANIA INDEPENDENTA FI
SINGAPORE SHAW ORGANISATI
SLOVAKIA May 12, 2016 FILM EUROPE (SL
SLOVAKIA Dec 10, 2015 FILM EUROPE (SL
SPAIN CARAMEL FILMS S
SWEDEN Jan 15, 2016 NJUTAFILMS
TAIWAN CENTRAL MOTION
TAIWAN CAI CHANG INTER
UNITED KIN STUDIOCANAL (UK
USA WELL GO USA, IN
USA PALMERA INTERNA


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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2015 - Competition (Prix de la mise en scène)
Toronto - TIFF 2015 Masters


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