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The Emperor and the Assassin
Why this pick
A stately, morally ambiguous vision of China’s unification, balancing rulers’ paranoia, personal loyalties and the human cost behind epochal history.
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MOVIE2012 2h 0m CHN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The story is told in flashbacks from the point of view of a 61-year-old Emperor Gaozu of Han, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty. Liu Bang has been experiencing nightmares and living in fear and apprehension as he constantly suspects that someone is trying to kill him. In his whole life, he has been afraid of only two persons: Xiang Yu, who fought with him for supremacy over China after the fall of the Qin dynasty; Han Xin, a man who previously served Xiang Yu, but later became a general under him, and helped him defeat Xiang Yu. Liu Bang then reflects on key events in his life, such as the Feast at Hong Gate and the Battle of Gaixia.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Daniel Wu
Xiang Yu
Qin Lan
Lu Zhi
Sha Yi
Xiao He
Nie Yuan
General Xiang Zhuang
Liu Ye
Liu Bang