The Assassin (Chinese: 刺客聶隱娘; pinyin: Cìkè Niè Yǐnniáng; or: The Assassin Niè Yǐnniáng) is a 2015 wuxia film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien. A Taiwan/China/Hong Kong co-production, it was an official selection in the main competition section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Hou won the award for Best Director. It was released in China and Hong Kong on 27 August, and a day later in Taiwan on 28 August 2015. It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
The Assassin (2015)
Directed by Hsiao-hsien Hou
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Martial Arts Film |
Release Date - Aug 27, 2015 |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$15,000,000
Box Office
$11,991,669
Themes
Tags
Ancient China, Cannes Film Festival, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwan, Tang Dynasty, Wuxia
Attributes
Narrative Location: Tang dynasty
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