The read
It runs long at 2h 42m.
Synopsis
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic75/100
87 audience votes
Key crew
- Chen KaigeDirector
- Chen KaigeWriter
- Wang PeigongWriter
- Zhao JipingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gong LiLady Zhao
- Zhang FengyiJing Ke
- Li XuejianYing Zheng
- Wang ZhiwenMarquis Changxin
- Sun ZhouPrince Yan Dan
- Chen KaigeLu Buwei
- Pan ChangjiangPrison Official
- Zhao BenshanGao Jianli
- Ding HaifengQin Wuyang
- Zhou XunBlind Girl
- Lü XiaoheGeneral Fan Yuqi
- Kong QinsanLiang Shi
Stills
Themes
assassinchinakingdomoccupying powergovernanceconcubinewarring states period3rd century bc