The Assassin (2015)
6.4569 votesNRHD1h 45mReleased
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.
- Released
- Aug 27, 2015
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Writer
- Chu Tien-Wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Zhong A-Cheng, Hsieh Hai-Meng
- Studio
- Sil-Metropole Organisation, Central Motion Picture Corporation, SpotFilms
- Language
- Mandarin
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $11,991,669
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan
