Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- Chinese
- Country
- China, Hong Kong SAR China
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- In Chinese — subtitles on.
The story
During China's Song Dynasty, a mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's palace after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The members become embroiled not just in a murder mystery, but a larger conspiracy concerning the fate of the empire.
- evil plot
- costume drama
- murder mystery
- song dynasty (960-1279)
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Yue Yunpeng — Wu Yichun
- Pan Binlong — Ding Sanwang
- Yu Ailei — Liu Xi
- Guo Jingfei — Wang Biao
- Ou Hao — Zheng Wan
- Wei Xiang — Ha Den
- Zhang Chi — Chen Liang
- Huang Yan — Hu Yong
- Lin Boyang — Swallow
- Fei Fan — Plum
- Ren Sinuo — Peach
- Directed
- Zhang Yimou
- Written
- Zhang Yimou, Chen Yu
Production
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 · 182 ratings
- Studio
- Huanxi Media, Edko Films, Emperor Motion Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
