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- 1999
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 42 m
- 1999
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 42 m
Summary Zhao (Gong Li) is a concubine in China in the 20th century BC who is sent by her lover to become the lover of his adversary, gain his confidence, and then secure an assassin who can eliminate him.
Directed By: Kaige Chen
Written By: Hiroshi Aramata, Peigong Wang, Kaige Chen
- 1999
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 42 m
- 1999
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 2 h 42 m
Jing Ke ci Qin Wang
75
6.2
Where to Watch
Summary Zhao (Gong Li) is a concubine in China in the 20th century BC who is sent by her lover to become the lover of his adversary, gain his confidence, and then secure an assassin who can eliminate him.
Directed By: Kaige Chen
Written By: Hiroshi Aramata, Peigong Wang, Kaige Chen
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
75
76% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
20% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
75
76% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
20% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Everything about its scale is epic.
A stirring, thought-provoking feat of filmmaking, accomplished in every facet.
Has a mixture of strengths and limitations often found in historical epics: lots of eye-filling action and spectacle, little in the way of psychology or human interest.
For those with a taste for epics that integrate the historical and the intimate.
Quite long and violent enough to have made several critics squirm in their seats during a recent press screening.
Solid middlebrow entertainment, a vast period epic with an almost DeMillean taste for excess.
A quagmire that reportedly has undergone multiple edits to reach its current incomprehensible state.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
50% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
33% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
17% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
50% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
33% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
17% Negative
1 Rating
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Production Company
Shin Corporation,
Le Studio Canal+,
New Wave Company,
Beijing Film Studio,
Nippon Film Development and Finance,
China Film Co-Production Corporation,
Pricel
Release Date Dec 17, 1999
Duration 2 h 42 m
Rating R
Awards
Golden Rooster Awards
• 5 Wins & 7 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 4 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
