Synopsis
The Assassin (Cìkè Niè Yinniáng) (2015) In 8th century China, 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yinniang is handed over to 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 betrothed - a cousin who now leads the largest independent 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. ??Ipsith

Awards: 39 wins & 76 nominations total
Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $11,991,669
Soundtrack: Rohan / Duc de Rohan (Music by Pierrick Tanguy)


Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Yun Zhou
2015-08-27 (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China)
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