The Assassin (6.4)

Movie · 2015 · 1 h 45 min · Action, Adventure, History

9th century China. Ten 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.

Directed by: Hou Hsiao Hsien

Starring 舒淇, 張震, 周韵, 妻夫木聡, 倪大红, 咏梅, 雷镇语, 謝欣穎, 阮經天, 許芳宜

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