TAIWAN · 2015

The Assassin

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Taiwan New Wave female assassin martial arts political corruption family duty vs personal identity 9th century China
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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 lea

Year2015
CountryTaiwan
DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
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