Shadow

A martial-arts movie landmark, as strong in its performances as it is spectacularly novel in its violence.
-- Glenn Kenny, New York Times

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Shadow

With SHADOW, director Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated. In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a “shadow,” a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.

Starring: Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Kai, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun, Guan Xiaotong, Leo Wu

Director: Zhang Yimou

Not Rated
Genre
Action, Drama, War, Martial Arts
Runtime
116
Language
Mandarin
Director
Zhang Yi
Cast
Deng Chao, Zheng Kai, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun
FEATURED REVIEW
Jessica Kiang, Variety

Black ink drips from the tip of a brush and daggers into clear water, spiraling out like smoke; a Chinese zither sounds a ferocious, twanging note that warps and buckles in its sustain; rain mottles the sky to a heavy watercolor gray, forming pools on paving stones into which warriors bleed ...

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