The assassin
SYNOPSIS
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, 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. A slave to the orders of her mistress, Nie Yinniang must choose: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.
STARRING
Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Yun Zhou
DIRECTED BY
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
WRITTEN BY
Cheng Ah, T'ien-wen Chu, Hsiao-Hsien Hou
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
LANGUAGE
Mandarin
GENRE
Action, Drama
