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The Assassin(2015)
Status: Released
Date: 2015-08-27
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547 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
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 leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
Hong Kong,
Taiwan
Budget: $15,000,000.00
Revenue: $11,991,669.00
ProductionCompanies: 
SpotFilms
Movie: The Assassin
Top 10 Billed Cast
舒淇
Nie Yinniang
張震
Tian Ji'an
周韵
Lady Tian Yuan / Jingjinger
妻夫木聡
Mirror Polisher
倪大红
Nie Feng
咏梅
Lady Nie Tian
雷镇语
Tian Xing
謝欣穎
Huji
阮經天
Xia Jing
許芳宜
Princess Jiacheng / Taoist Nun
Video Trailer The Assassin
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
'The Assassin' NYFF53 Press Conference
'The Assassin' NYFF53 Q&A
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First Mission - Film Clip
Kill - Film Clip
NYFF53 Clip: Birch Forest
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