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Reign of Assassins
HONG KONG · 2010

Reign of Assassins

John Woo
ancient China assassins Buddhist spirituality mystical artifacts redemption quest
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Synopsis

Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.

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