The Assassin

2DORCS15
Director:Siao-sien Chou
Cast:Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Ethan Ruan
Premiere:10. December 2015
Length:105 minutes
Genre:Drama

The Assassin

Nie yin niang; Hou Hsiao-Hsien, 2015, OV (mandarín.) + ST (cz); Siao-sien Chou, 2015, versions: OR,CS,

Jej šikovnosť je bezkonkurenčná. Avšak jej myseľ zostáva rukojemníkom ľudských citov.

Haircut: Chih-chia Huang • Scenario: Chu Tien-wen, Siao-sien Chou • Camera: Mark Lee Ping Bin • Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Ethan Ruan, Satoši Cumabuki • Director: Siao-sien Chou

9th century China. 10-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, she is sent back to the land of her birth with orders to kill the man to whom she was once promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in north China. After 13 years of exile, she must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings. Nie Yin- niang must choose: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins. A slow burner narrated in stunning images and looks of Shu Qi and Chang Cheh, The Assassin is in no wan an action extravaganza with flying masters of secret arts.

Length: 105 min

Year: 2015
Local premiere date: 10. December 2015

Country of origin:

  • France
  • China
  • Hong Kong

Language version:

OR - Original version
CS - Czech subtitles

Jej šikovnosť je bezkonkurenčná. Avšak jej myseľ zostáva rukojemníkom ľudských citov.

Haircut: Chih-chia Huang • Scenario: Chu Tien-wen, Siao-sien Chou • Camera: Mark Lee Ping Bin • Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Ethan Ruan, Satoši Cumabuki • Director: Siao-sien Chou

9th century China. 10-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, she is sent back to the land of her birth with orders to kill the man to whom she was once promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in north China. After 13 years of exile, she must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings. Nie Yin- niang must choose: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins. A slow burner narrated in stunning images and looks of Shu Qi and Chang Cheh, The Assassin is in no wan an action extravaganza with flying masters of secret arts.

Year: 2015
Local premiere date: 10. December 2015

Country of origin:

  • France
  • China
  • Hong Kong

Language version:

OR - Original version
CS - Czech subtitles