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The Assassin

2015, Movie, 1h 45min

The last film to date by Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien is a wondrous take on the traditional wuxia film that earned him the Best Director prize at Cannes. The story is simple, if elusive: in ninth-century China, Nie Yinniang (Shu Qi) is a young woman who was abducted in childhood from a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in martial arts. After thirteen years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth as an exceptional assassin, with orders to kill her husband-to-be (Chang Chen). Now, she must confront her parents, her memories, and her long-repressed feelings and choose whether to sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins. Rich with shimmering, breathing texture and punctuated by brief but unforgettable bursts of action, THE ASSASSIN is a martial-arts film like no other.

Country: Hong Kong,Taiwan

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Michael Thomsen

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Arthouse-instruktøren Hou Hsiao-Hsien's forsøg på at lave en sværd-film... Flotte billeder, men kræver tålmodighed, og jeg havde svært ved at følge plottet. Og jeg kan ellers godt lide 'arty' film.

4 years ago

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In 9th century China, a 10-year-old girl named Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who trains her in martial arts and transforms her into an exceptional assassin. Nie Yinniang is tasked with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors, but when she fails in a mission, she is sent back to her birthplace to kill the man she was promised to marry - her cousin Tian Ji'an, who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, Nie Yinniang must confront her parents, her memories, and her long-repressed feelings while facing a difficult choice: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.

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You can stream The Assassin on: Mubi Apple TV Store Tubi

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Assassin include Rush, Dunkirk, Death Wish, Southpaw, Riders of Justice, Greyhound.

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The Assassin was released in theaters on September 13, 2015.