Saturday, January 02 11:50pm
IFC Center
323 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10014
In this transporting journey into 9th-century China, a general’s young daughter is abducted and raised as an assassin. After years of exile, she returns to her birthplace to kill the governor to whom she was once betrothed, only to find herself torn between personal passion and the assassin’s sacred code. With its breathless action set-pieces and vivid recreation of Tang Dynasty imperial life, Hou’s (The Flight of the Red Balloon) first-ever martial arts film offers a dazzling reimagination of the genre.
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