Completed - MANDARIN - Action/Adventure, Martial arts - 113 minutes
During the Ming Dynasty the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Jinyiwei, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans and trained in clandestine combat from childhood.
Year of production : 2010 Director(s) : Daniel LEE Writer(s) : Abe KWONG, Daniel LEE Cast : Chun WU, Donnie YEN, Wei ZHAO Producer(s) : Susanna TSANG
Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades; eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. An elite force of secret agents with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch JIA (Law Kar Ying), the best of the Jinyiwei, QINGLONG (Donnie Yen) is assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Qinglong is betrayed and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land, Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei. Easternlight Films is proud to be in business again with Susanna Tsang's and Daniel Lee's Visualizer Film Production Company and is delighted to announce their thrilling new film, 14 BLADES.
Country(ies) : CHINA