

Title: The Assassin
Original Title: Nie yin niang
Year: 2015
Info
- Country: Taiwan
- Length: 105 Minutes (1 hour 45 min)
- Budget: €15,000,000
- Genre: Action Drama History
- Studios: Media Asia Films
- Distributor: Caramel Films
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: January 22 2016
- United States: October 16 2015
Plot
The ninth-century China is the timeframe in which 'The Assassin' is set, this drama that tells the story of Nie Yianniang, a young woman who returns home to her family after living most of her life in exile. Nie is a great warrior belonging to the so-called Order of Murderers. Her goal and the one for her order has always been to eliminate all the tyrants in control of China, something to which Nie has never shown any remorse. Everything was fine until her teacher orders the murder of her cousin Tian Ji'an, governor of Weibo. At that time the life of Nie, a warrior with unmatched skills and a mind full of feelings, changes drastically. Then she must choose between what her emotions seem to whisper and her duty as an assassin, which she will only fulfill by killing the man she loves in her heart and in real life. Compassion has no place in a film starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen, and directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
Awards
- 2016 BAFTA Awards: 1 0
Cast
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Videos

'The Assassin' Official Trailer
December 17 2015

'The Assassin' subtitled trailer
November 12 2015
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Trivia
'The Assassin' is the seventh movie directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien that has competed for the Palme d'Or
The actors speak classical Chinese in 'The Assassin' so Chinese subtitles had to be added on the final version.
In an interview with the New York Times published on 10/07/2015, director Hou said that he filmed in high locations within China and also in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China. "We looked for higher-altitude places where modern society hasn't come in."
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