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The Emperor and the Assassin

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6.7
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Original title
Jing Ke ci Qin Wang (The Emperor and The Assassin)
Year
Running time
163 min.
Country
China China
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Genre
Adventure. Drama
Synopsis
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
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Awards
2000: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nom. Best Int. Ind. Film - Foreign Lan.
1999: Cannes: Technical Grand Prize
1999: Satellite Awards: 4 nominations
1999: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.
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User history
The Emperor and the Assassin
1998
Chen Kaige
6.7
(449)
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