Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- Chinese
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China, China
- Violence
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In Chinese — subtitles on.
The story
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
- martial arts
- kung fu
- right and justice
- countryside
- loss of loved one
- patriot
- wuxia
- warring states period
- 3rd century bc
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Zhang Ziyi — Moon
- Chen Daoming — King of Qin
- Liu Zhongyuan — Old Scholar
- Zheng Tianyong — Old Servant
- Qin Yan — Prime Minister
- Zhang Yakun — The Qin Guards' Commander
- Chang Xiao Yang — General
- Jin Ming — Eunuch
- Ma Wen Hua — Head Eunuch
- Shou Xin Wang — Musician
- Xu Kuang Hua — Pianist
- Directed
- Zhang Yimou
- Written
- Feng Li, Wang Bin, Zhang Yimou
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 2,562 ratings
- Studio
- Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., China Film Co-Production, Elite Group Enterprises, Edko Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Zhang Yimou Studio
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.
